Objective To find lower and upper bounds of HIV prevalence in Malawi under mild and intuitive assumptions to assess the importance of the refusal issue in the estimation of HIV prevalence. Methods We derive bounds based on the following two key assumptions: (i) Among those who have never taken an HIV test before, those who refuse to take an HIV test (hereafter “refusers”) have at least as much ...

Age of the couples is one of the most basic and important information collected in almost all demographic and health surveys. This particular study makes an attempt in exploring the extent of age difference and the change over time among the couples in India. It also analyses the impact of other socio-economic, demographic and cultural factors in explaining the variation in age difference among...

AIMS To assess the psychometric structure and construct validity of the alcohol use disorder identification test (AUDIT) in a Great Britain population sample. METHODS A stratified multi-stage random sample of 7849 participants completed the AUDIT as part of a computer assisted interview. Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted testing one to three factor models. The factors in these model...

Bu ara?t?rmada, “Sporcu Ö?renci Kariyer Fark?ndal??? Envanteri”ni (SÖKFE) Türkçeye uyarlayarak psikometrik özelliklerini incelemek ve baz? demografik de?i?kenlerle kariyer fark?ndal??? aras?ndaki ili?kileri ortaya ç?karmak amaçlanm??t?r. Çal??maya, Türkiye’de farkl? üniversitelerde ö?renim gören 285 sporcu-ö?renci kat?lm??t?r. Sandstedt vd., (2004) taraf?ndan geli?tirilen SÖKFE, 30 madde 5 fakt...