Instrument validity: HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in homeless people

• Autor(a) principal: Patrício,Anna Cláudia Freire de Araújo
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Silva,Richardson Augusto Rosendo da, Pereira,Ivoneide Lucena, Silva,Luipa Michele, Lima,Maria Alzete de, Leite,Maria Amanda Pereira, Brasil,Maria Hellena Ferreira, Souza,Suzanna Valéria Oliveira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672022000700185
• topic: Homeless Persons; HIV; Validation Study; Health Vulnerability; Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

ABSTRACT Objectives: to validate, through the Item Response Theory, an instrument on vulnerability to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in homeless people. Methods: a cross-sectional study carried out between February and May 2018 with 100 homeless people in a municipality in northeastern Brazil. A sociodemographic questionnaire was applied, and another with items referring to behaviors vulnerable to HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Subsequently, it was assessed through the Item Response Theory. Results: the items previous diagnosis of STIs (F=0.473), partner with STI symptoms (F=0.518), drug use (F=0.509), sex for money (F=0.552), STI symptoms (F=0.448), number of sexual partners (F=0.616), sharps sharing (F=0.398) and being a victim of sexual violence (F=0.347) were validated. Conclusions: the instrument proved to be validated, being able to identify vulnerability to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in homeless people.