Psychometric Evaluation of the HIV Knowledge Questionnaire-18 in a Black Canadian Population
Agatha Nyambi, Elizabeth Alvarez, Laura N Anderson, Fatimah Jackson-Best, Wangari Tharao, Egbe B Etowa, Shamara Baidoobonso, Maureen Owino, Pascal Djiadeu, Daeria O Lawson, Lawrence Mbuagbaw · 2026
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Agatha Nyambi and co-authors test a short HIV knowledge quiz in a Black Canadian population for a 2026 paper. Knowledge shapes whether people take steps to protect themselves, and the eighteen-item quiz they study is one of the most used tools in the field. The question was whether it still measures well in this specific community in Ontario.
More than thirteen hundred Black Ontarians completed the quiz. Its questions hung together well, with a consistency score in the good range. Knowledge scores differed by age, schooling, work status, and gender, as a valid tool should reveal. People in Toronto scored higher than those in Ottawa, and those answering in English scored higher than those answering in French. The authors judge the quiz valid for this population and call for teaching aimed at the gaps it exposed.
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| CREATOR | Agatha Nyambi, Elizabeth Alvarez, Laura N Anderson, Fatimah Jackson-Best, Wangari Tharao, Egbe B Etowa, Shamara Baidoobonso, Maureen Owino, Pascal Djiadeu, Daeria O Lawson, Lawrence Mbuagbaw |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |