Scales to Assess Knowledge, Motivation, and Self-Efficacy for HIV PrEP in Colombian MSM: PrEP-COL Study

Héctor F Mueses-Marín; Beatriz Alvarado-Llano; Julián Torres-Isasiga; Pilar Camargo-Plazas; Maria C Bolívar-Rocha; Ximena Galindo-Orrego; Jorge L Martínez-Cajas

doi:10.1155/2021/4789971

Scales to Assess Knowledge, Motivation, and Self-Efficacy for HIV PrEP in Colombian MSM: PrEP-COL Study

AIDS Res Treat. 2021 Sep 7:2021:4789971. doi: 10.1155/2021/4789971. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Héctor F Mueses-Marín¹, Beatriz Alvarado-Llano², Julián Torres-Isasiga³, Pilar Camargo-Plazas⁴, Maria C Bolívar-Rocha¹, Ximena Galindo-Orrego¹, Jorge L Martínez-Cajas⁵

Affiliations

¹ Corporación de Lucha Contra el Sida, Carrera 56 2-120, Cali, Colombia.
² Public Health Science, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada.
³ Montefiore Medical Center, Moses Division, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Oval Center at Montefiore, 3230 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
⁴ School of Nursing, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada.
⁵ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada.

Abstract

Objective: We evaluated the construct validity Spanish version of knowledge, stigma, norms, and self-efficacy scales regarding PrEP in MSM.

Methods: Sample of 287 MSM. Exploratory confirmatory factor analysis and item response theory were used to validate the constructs. Correlations and confidence interval-based estimation of relevance analyses were conducted to correlate the scales with willingness and intention to use PrEP.

Results: Attitude, stigma, and descriptive and subjective norms scales showed good construct validity and were related to intention and willingness to use PrEP. However, the knowledge scale and self-efficacy scales require further refinement.

Conclusions: The study provides useful information for assessing information, motivation, and self-efficacy related to PrEP use. Our results could be used to test the scales and the theoretical model in other contexts to confirm their usefulness.