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Precision Across Race, Age and Gender of a HIV Risk Screen for Adolescents and Young Adults

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Identification of adolescents and young adults at high risk for HIV infection in South Africa is a key component of current and future prevention efforts. A 5-item measure was developed in the current study with acceptable levels of reliability and validity, and all items discriminating sufficiently between respondents at different levels of risk. However, both uniform and non-uniform differential item functioning (DIF) were revealed as problems: items performed differently by age, race, and gender groups. Consequently age-, race-, and gender-specific percentile-based norms were developed. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.

Source: Social Work in Public Health

DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2014.994725

Authors: Michiel A. van Zyl, Christina Studts, Kathryn Pahl

Institutions: University of Louisville, University of Kentucky, Shout It Now

Language: English

Topic: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences