Brief Estimate of Health Knowledge and Action-HIV (BEHKA-HIV)

The Brief Estimate of Health Knowledge and Action-HIV (Osborn, Davis, Bailey, & Wolf, 2010) is an 8-item measure that assesses patients’ attitudes and beliefs toward treatment, knowledge of key medical terms associated with treatment (CD4 lymphocyte count, viral load), names of medications and scheduling, disease prevention and transmission, treatment-related behaviors, as well as sources of support for HIV. The measure version provided here has 24 items, with additional items provided by the COPA 1 (R34MH097609) study team.

Measure Source Article:

Osborn, C., Davis, Y., Bailey, T., & Wolf, C. (2010). Health Literacy in the Context of HIV Treatment: Introducing the Brief Estimate of Health Knowledge and Action (BEHKA)—HIV Version. AIDS and Behavior, 14(1), 181-188.

Related Article(s):

  1. Jones, D., Sued, L., Cecchini, O., Bofill, D., Cook, L., Lucas, R., . . . Weiss, P. (2016). Improving Adherence to Care Among “Hard to Reach” HIV-Infected Patients in Argentina. AIDS and Behavior, 20(5), 987-997.

Translation Information:

All measures had either been previously translated into Spanish and were subsequently reviewed by the study team COPA 1 (R34MH097609) for local accuracy of meaning or were translated and back translated by the study team. Translated study materials, including all assessment and intervention materials, were pilot tested with local focus groups of stakeholders, patients and providers.

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