An application of factor analysis on a 24-item scale on the attitudes towards AIDS precautions using Pearson, Spearman and Polychoric correlation matrices

Blignaut, RenetteAbdalmajid, Mohammed Babekir ElmalikDept. of StatisticsFaculty of Science2013-08-272024-05-142007/07/132007/07/132013-08-272024-05-142006https://hdl.handle.net/10566/14898Magister Scientiae - MScThe 24-item scale has been used extensively to assess the attitudes towards AIDS precautions. This study investigated the usefulness and validity of the instrument in a South African setting, fourteen years after the development of the instrument. If a new structure could be found statistically, the HIV/AIDS prevention strategies could be more effective in aiding campaigns to change attitudes and sexual behaviour.enCorrelation (Statistics)AIDS (Disease)Statistical methodsAn application of factor analysis on a 24-item scale on the attitudes towards AIDS precautions using Pearson, Spearman and Polychoric correlation matricesThesisUniversity of the Western Cape