COVID-19 Knowledge Test: An Assessment Tool for Health Educators During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Background: As of August 11, 2020, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has infected 19,936,210 persons and led to 732,499 deaths worldwide. The impact has been immense, and with no vaccine currently available, the best way to protect our communities is health education. We developed a brief COVID-19 knowledge test for health educators that can be used to assess deficits in clients' understanding of the disease. Methods: COVID-19 Knowledge Test items were developed by the research team and administered to participants. An alternate-choice item format was selected for the knowledge test, and data analysis was based on an American sample of 273 respondents. A detailed analysis of the data was conducted with classical test theory and Rasch analysis. Findings: The final ins

SUBMITTER: Richardson LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7676894 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature