title: Sexual behavioral abstine HIV/AIDS questionnaire: Validation study of an Iranian questionnaire.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study was designed to assess the validity and reliability of the designed sexual, behavioral abstinence, and avoidance of high-risk situation questionnaire (SBAHAQ), with an aim to construct an appropriate development tool in the Iranian population.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive-analytic study was conducted among female undergraduate students of Tehran University, who were selected through cluster random sampling. After reviewing the questionnaires and investigating face and content validity, internal consistency of the questionnaire was assessed by Cronbach's alpha. Explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis was conducted using SPSS and AMOS 16 Software, respectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The sample consisted of 348 female university students with a mean age of 20.69 ± 1.63 years. The content validity ratio (CVR) coefficient was 0.85 and the reliability of each section of the questionnaire was as follows: Perceived benefit (PB; 0.87), behavioral intention (BI; 0.77), and self-efficacy (SE; 0.85) (Cronbach's alpha totally was 0.83). Explanatory factor analysis showed three factors, including SE, PB, and BI, with the total variance of 61% and Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) index of 88%. These factors were also confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis [adjusted goodness of fitness index (AGFI) = 0.939, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.039].
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed the designed questionnaire provided adequate construct validity and reliability, and could be adequately used to measure sexual abstinence and avoidance of high-risk situations among female students.
authors.affiliation: Health Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Fatemeh Rahmati
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Najarkolaei
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Education, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Shamsaddin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Niknami
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Education, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Farkhondeh Amin
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Shokravi
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Education, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Sedigheh Sadat
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Tavafian
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Gholami
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Fesharaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Azad University, Saveh, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jafari
keywords: HIV; questionnaires; sexual abstinence; sexual behavior
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