Development of the non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (NPEP) knowledge scale among Chinese men who have sex with men.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nonoccupational post-exposure prophylaxis (NPEP) is a short course of medication taken to reduce the likelihood of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection upon exposure. A review of the literature demonstrates an urgent need for an empirically validated instrument that measures detailed knowledge of NPEP among the key population of men who have sex with men (MSM).

Methods

Semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and a cross-sectional survey with a sample of 419 MSM was conducted in 2018 in China to develop and psychometrically evaluate the new instrument, the NPEP Knowledge Scale. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, differential item functioning analyses, and structural equation modeling were conducted using Mplus 7.4.

Results

The

SUBMITTER: Li H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10337112 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature