Development and evidence of validity of the HIV risk perception scale for young adults in a Hispanic-American context.

HIV/AIDS is a public health problem that is transmitted through risky sexual behavior. The literature suggests that the perception of HIV risk is a motivator for the prevention of risky sexual behaviors. There is no culturally adapted scale to assess HIV risk perception in the Hispanic-American popu...

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Main Authors: Patricio Mena-Chamorro, Rodrigo Ferrer-Urbina, Geraldy Sepúlveda-Páez, Francisca Cortés-Mercado, Carolina Gutierrez-Mamani, Kyara Lagos-Maldonado, María Peña-Daldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231558