Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 10

Validity and Reliability of the Indonesia Version of HIV Treatment Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale (HIV-ASES) in Men who have Sex with Men in West Sumatra

1Nursing lecturer, STIKes Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta

2Assoc. Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Andalas

3Lecturer, Faculty of Nursing, University of Andalas

*Corresponding Author: Yafi Sabila Rosyad Nursing lecturer, STIKes Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta e-mail: rosyad2yafi@mail.com

Online published on 23 December, 2019.

Abstract

The aim this study was to translate the HIV Treatment Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale (HIV-ASES) and evaluate its validity and reliability in Men Who Have Sex With Men Seropositive HIV in West Sumatera Indonesia. The original HIV-ASES was translated from English into Indonesian. Validity and reliability testing is done by reliability scale analysis technique. The question item validity is seen from the magnitude of r-table value with r-count and reliability seen through Cronbach's alpha coefficiency. The results of this study show the HIV_ASES in the context of Indonesian all items of valid and reliable.

Keywords

Indonesian, adherence, self-efficacy, HIV/AIDS, MSM, Seropositive HIV