Development of a scale for attitude toward condom use for migrant workers in India

Talukdar, Arunansu; Bal, Runa; Sanyal, Debasis; Roy, Krishnendu; Talukdar, Payel

doi:10.4103/0019-5359.39367

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“…Attitudes towards condoms were measured with 10-item Likert-type scale of which six items (those were directly related to current research aim) were adapted from the original ‘Attitudes Toward Condom Use Scale’ [19] (these were also re-validated recently amongst migrant workers in India) [26,27]. The scale is bi-dimensional that includes both positive and negative attitudes.…”

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“…One recent study among migrant workers in Kolkata, India adopted 10 items from this scale to measure attitudes towards condom use among the study population and demonstrated the utility of the short version [26]. Further study among migrant workers in Kolkata, India re-validated a similar 10-item scale and tested out the feasibility of using only 6 items among same study population [27]. …”

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Cross-cultural adaptation of the short-form condom attitude scale: validity assessment in a sub-sample of rural-to-urban migrant workers in Bangladesh

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BackgroundThe reliable and valid measurement of attitudes towards condom use are essential to assist efforts to design population specific interventions aimed at promoting positive attitude towards, and increased use of condoms. Although several studies, mostly in English speaking western world, have demonstrated the utility of condom attitude scales, very limited culturally relevant condom attitude measures have been developed till to date. We have developed a scale and evaluated its psychometric properties in a sub-sample of rural-to-urban migrant workers in Bangladesh.MethodsThis paper reports mostly on cross-sectional survey components of a mixed methods sexual health research in Bangladesh. The survey sample (n = 878) comprised rural-to-urban migrant taxi drivers (n = 437) and restaurant workers (n = 441) in Dhaka (aged 18–35 years). The study also involved focus group sessions with same populations to establish the content validity and cultural equivalency of the scale. The current scale was administered with a large sexual health survey questionnaire and consisted of 10 items. Quantitative and qualitative data were assessed with statistical and thematic analysis, respectively, and then presented.ResultsThe participants found the scale simple and easy to understand and use. The internal consistency (α) of the scale was 0.89 with high construct validity (the first component accounted for about 52% of variance and second component about 20% of the total variance with an Eigen-value for both factors greater than one). The test-retest reliability (repeatability) was also found satisfactory with high inter-item correlations (the majority of the intra-class correlation coefficient values was above 2 and was significant for all items on the scale, p < 0.001). The 2-week repeatability assessed by the Pearson product–moment correlation coefficient was 0.75.ConclusionThe results indicated that Bengali version of the scale have good metric properties for assessing attitudes toward condom use. Validated scale is a short, simple and reliable instrument for measuring attitudes towards condom use in vulnerable populations like current study sample. This culturally-customized scale can be used to monitor the progress of condom uptake and promotion activities in Bangladesh or similar settings.

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Cross-cultural adaptation of the short-form condom attitude scale: validity assessment in a sub-sample of rural-to-urban migrant workers in Bangladesh

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“…Although measurement of all three components is equally challenging, especially in the field of HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) research, measuring intention is particularly nuanced. Most of the scales developed for this purpose, have not been validated in India except for one particular scale [4], which was validated by Talukdar et al, [10] among migrant workers in Kolkata. We used this particular scale to measure the 'intention to use condom' among male migrant factory workers in our study area and determine its relation to HIV/ AIDS related knowledge and practice.…”

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Correlates of Intention to Use Condom among Male Migrant Factory Workers in Northern India

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Objective: Consistent condom use among high-risk groups, which in turn are dependant on favourable condom use intention is important for the success of HIV/AIDS prevention programmes. We aimed to determine intention to use condom and delineate their correlates in a sample of male migrant workers in northern India. Materials and Methods:This was a cross-sectional facility based survey conducted in 2011. Inclusion criteria were: male migrant workers aged ≥18 years, who were born outside Haryana, who had moved to current location after 15 years of age, who had worked in the current factory for at least one year and who were able to give valid consent. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with semi-structured questionnaire. Since this analysis was a secondary objective of a larger migrant study, sample size was not calculated separately. Intention to use condom was measured on a five point Likert scale and expressed as a linear score (higher the score more unfavourable the intention). A linear regression analysis was performed to identify factors independently associated with unfavourable intention.

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“…Several condom attitude scales (Brown, 1984;Helweg-Larsen & Collins, 1994;Madu & Peltzer, 2003;Talukdar, Bal, Sanyal, Roy, & Talukdar, 2008) were reviewed as potential measures of condom attitudes for the study. However, it was concluded that these scales did not measure an individual's perceived risk or self-control as required for the study.…”

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“…The subscales from the CAS were examined carefully to make certain that it was appropriate for Bahamian men. The literature has suggested that although this measure was constructed using heterosexual college students, it has been used with other sexually active populations including younger adolescents (Brown, 1984;Helweg-Larsen & Collins, 1994;Madu & Peltzer, 2003;Talukdar et al, 2008). The subscales were also selected over other scales since they showed adequate psychometric properties including factor loadings ranged from a low of .50 to a high of .87.…”

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Development of a scale for attitude toward condom use for migrant workers in India

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Cross-cultural adaptation of the short-form condom attitude scale: validity assessment in a sub-sample of rural-to-urban migrant workers in Bangladesh

Cross-cultural adaptation of the short-form condom attitude scale: validity assessment in a sub-sample of rural-to-urban migrant workers in Bangladesh

Correlates of Intention to Use Condom among Male Migrant Factory Workers in Northern India

Bahamian Men's Sexual Risks for HIV Infection

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