title: Translation and Validation of a Condom Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES) Chinese Version.
abstract: The English version of the Condom Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES) was translated, back-translated, and tested among a representative sample of the Hong Kong general population. It then underwent reconsolidation, confirmation, and validation following standard procedures. Construct validity was performed by exploratory factor analysis and item-scale correlation. Independent t-test and effect size were used to identify the score differences between consistent and non-consistent condom users. The factor loading scores of 14 items ranged between 0.749 and 0.884. Cronbach's alpha for the traditional Chinese version of CSES (CSES-TC) was 0.96 for the overall scale. The CSES-TC was highly correlated with self-reported condom use among the 265 participants who indicated they had been sexually active in the past 12 months. The CSES-TC demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties in terms of validity, reliability, and sensitivity. This scale can be used as an instrument to measure condom use efficacy for condom promotion and intervention purposes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Yanping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Carlos King Ho
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Heidi Yin Hai
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Miu
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Winnie Wing Yan
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Yuen
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Weng Yee
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.affiliation: Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Tongyong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: William Chi Wai
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D021841:Safe Sex; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014175:Translating