José A. Tique|Leigh M. Howard|Sandra Gaveta|Mohsin Sidat|Russell L. Rothman|Sten H. Vermund|Philip J. Ciampa
Measuring Health Literacy Among Adults with HIV Infection in Mozambique: Development and Validation of the HIV Literacy Test
Ministry of Health|Vanderbilt University|Eduardo Mondlane University|Eduardo Mondlane University|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University|Harvard University
role health literacy hiv outcomes evaluated widely africa part appropriate literacy measures exist developed 16item scale hiv literacy test hivlt assess literacyrelated tasks needed participate hiv care items scored correct incorrect higher scores indicated higher literacy skill range 0100 tested internal reliability kuderrichardson coefficient hivlt convenience sample 319 portuguesespeaking hiv infected adults antiretroviral treatment maputo mozambique construct validity assessed hypothetical model developed priori hivlt reliable valid measure participants literacy skills mean hivlt score 42 literacy skills applicable hiv care challenging many participants hivlt could used assess relationship literacy hivrelated outcomes diverse settings evaluate interventions improve health communication hiv care