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Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment Volume 21, 2011 - Issue 4
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HIV/AIDS: Measuring an Evolving Virus

Michael N. Humble School of Justice Studies and Social Work, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, USA
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Melinda W. Pilkinton Social Work Program, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA
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Lawrence M. McGlynn HIV Mental Health Services, Stanford University Positive Care Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
&
Brian E. Bride School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
Pages 398-409 | Published online: 24 May 2011
 
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Abstract

Many social work journal articles portray HIV as a chronic illness. Although HIV medical management has evolved, it is far from chronic for most of the world. With such rapid developments in the field of HIV/AIDS, this article examines validity of knowledge measurements developed pre-HAART. Further, what place does validity hold in the maintenance of these measurement devices? The authors review several widely used measurement scales utilized in developed nations—The Beliefs About Preventing AIDS, The HIV Knowledge Questionnaire, and The International IADS Questionnaire-English Version—to answer these questions and to promote understanding for social workers in the field of HIV/AIDS regarding validity of the instruments.

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a Items were reverse scored.

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