HIV/AIDS knowledge among men who have sex with men: applying the item response theory

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the level of HIV/AIDS knowledge among men who have sex with men in Brazil using the latent trait model estimated by Item Response Theory. METHODS Multicenter, cross-sectional study, carried out in ten Brazilian cities between 2008 and 2009. Adult men who have sex with men were...

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Main Author: Gomes,Raquel Regina de Freitas Magalhães (author)
Other Authors: Batista,José Rodrigues (author), Ceccato,Maria das Graças Braga (author), Kerr,Lígia Regina Franco Sansigolo (author), Guimarães,Mark Drew Crosland (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Homosexuality, Male
Risk Groups
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, prevention & control
Multicenter Study
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102014000200206
Country:Brazil
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