Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Alpha Research Organization (ARO), Mansoura, Egypt.
PLoS One. 2023 Apr 13;18(4):e0284542. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284542. eCollection 2023.
Although the number of new HIV infections is declining in most regions of the world, the Middle East is one of the regions with a rapidly growing HIV epidemic, with Egypt having the fastest-growing epidemic, with a 76 percent increase in the number of cases. One of the major factors contributing to this trend is the general public's lack of knowledge about the disease. The HIV Knowledge Questionnaire-18 (HIV-KQ-18) is one of the most widely used instruments for assessing HIV/AIDS knowledge and has been translated into several languages. This study examined the validity of the Arabic version of the HIV-18-KQ as well as its adaptation among Arab undergraduates.
The HIV-18-KQ was both forward and back-translated. The translation was reviewed by an expert committee of eight experts. The final version was created and distributed to undergraduates from five Arabic countries: Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Jordan, and Algeria. The validity of the Arabic version of the HIV-18-KQ was evaluated using internal consistency and construct validity. Internal consistency was tested using the Kuder-Richardson formula 20 (KR-20), and construct validity was evaluated using an exploratory factor analysis with a polychoric correlation matrix.
The majority of the translated items were easy to understand. The Arabic HIV-18-KQ was deemed culturally appropriate by the expert committee. This study included 1745 university students, including 956 (54.5%) males and 798 (45.5%) females, with 33.4% from Egypt. Based on the acceleration factor approach to interpreting the scree plot in the factor analysis, it was preferable to use only one factor, which is consistent with the original version of HIV-45-KQ. The KR-20 value was 0.73, indicating good internal reliability.
This study demonstrates that the Arabic version of the HIV-18-KQ is a valid and reliable tool for assessing HIV-related knowledge in Arabic-speaking countries.
尽管世界上大多数地区的新艾滋病病毒感染人数正在下降，但中东是艾滋病病毒流行呈快速增长趋势的地区之一，埃及的艾滋病病毒流行呈最快增长趋势，病例数增加了 76%。导致这一趋势的一个主要因素是公众对该疾病缺乏了解。艾滋病病毒知识问卷-18（HIV-KQ-18）是评估艾滋病毒/艾滋病知识最广泛使用的工具之一，已被翻译成多种语言。本研究检验了阿拉伯语版 HIV-18-KQ 的有效性及其在阿拉伯大学生中的适用性。
HIV-18-KQ 进行了正向和反向翻译。翻译由一个由八名专家组成的专家委员会进行审查。最终版本创建并分发给来自五个阿拉伯国家的大学生：埃及、苏丹、也门、约旦和阿尔及利亚。使用内部一致性和结构有效性来评估阿拉伯语版 HIV-18-KQ 的有效性。内部一致性使用 Kuder-Richardson 公式 20（KR-20）进行测试，结构有效性使用探索性因子分析和偏相关矩阵进行评估。
大多数翻译的项目都很容易理解。专家组认为阿拉伯语版 HIV-18-KQ 在文化上是合适的。本研究包括 1745 名大学生，其中 956 名（54.5%）为男性，798 名（45.5%）为女性，33.4%来自埃及。根据因子分析中 scree 图的加速因子方法进行解释，最好使用一个因子，这与 HIV-45-KQ 的原始版本一致。KR-20 值为 0.73，表明内部可靠性良好。
本研究表明，阿拉伯语版 HIV-18-KQ 是一种评估阿拉伯语国家与艾滋病相关知识的有效和可靠工具。
