Reliability of a knowledge of AIDS scale a replication.
Zimet's knowledge of AIDS scale was completed anonymously by 2,209 university students to assess whether a split-half approach in which items in each half were matched for content would provide better estimates of reliability than other method. Analysis indicates that the odd even Spearman Brown split-half reliability coefficient was lower than both the alpha coefficient and the content-based split-half coefficient. The Cronbach alpha was similar to the content-based Spearman-Brown reliability coefficient.
Centre for Student Counselling, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology / Q000635:transmission; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013019:South Africa; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*