Validation of the Outcome Expectancy Scale for HIV Serostatus Disclosure to Female Sex Partners Among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women Living with HIV in China

Wangnan Cao; Phoenix Kit-Han Mo; Joseph Tak-Fai Lau

doi:10.1080/0092623X.2019.1599090

Validation of the Outcome Expectancy Scale for HIV Serostatus Disclosure to Female Sex Partners Among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women Living with HIV in China

J Sex Marital Ther. 2019;45(7):604-617. doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2019.1599090. Epub 2019 May 10.

Authors

Wangnan Cao¹, Phoenix Kit-Han Mo¹, Joseph Tak-Fai Lau^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Division of Behavioral Health and Health Promotion, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , HKSAR , China.
² Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shenzhen , China.
³ School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine , Hangzhou , China.

PMID: 30912477
DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2019.1599090

Abstract

The study aimed to develop an instrument, Outcome Expectancy Scale (OES), to assess outcome expectancies regarding disclosing HIV-positive status to the regular female sex partner (i.e. girlfriend, wife) based on a cross-sectional survey among 217 men who have sex with men and women living with HIV. We developed the positive OES and negative OES, and five factors were identified for each of them by the Exploratory Factor Analysis, respectively. The psychometric properties were satisfactory. This 30-item OES was valid and reliable in assessing outcome expectancies, and it could be used to inform intervention design and theory development.

Keywords: HIV; Men who have sex with men and women; Outcome expectancy; Serostatus disclosure; Validity.

Publication types

Validation Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
HIV Seropositivity / psychology*
Homosexuality, Male / psychology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Self Disclosure*
Self Efficacy
Sexual Behavior / psychology*
Sexual Partners / psychology*