Adaptation and Validation of a Monkeypox Concern Instrument in Peruvian Adults

Oscar Mamani-Benito, Renzo Felipe Carranza Esteban, Juan Pichen Fernández, Edison Effer Apaza Tarqui, Christian R. Mejia, Aldo Alvarez-Risco, Shyla Del-Aguila-Arcentales and Jaime A. Yáñez ()
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Oscar Mamani-Benito: Facultad de Derecho y Humanidades, Universidad Señor de Sipán, Chiclayo 14000, Peru
Renzo Felipe Carranza Esteban: Grupo de Investigación Avances en Investigación Psicológica, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima 15024, Peru
Juan Pichen Fernández: Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y Educación, Universidad Peruana Unión, Juliaca 21100, Peru
Edison Effer Apaza Tarqui: Dirección de Gestión de Calidad y Acreditación, Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, Lima 15046, Peru
Christian R. Mejia: Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Continental, Lima 15046, Peru
Aldo Alvarez-Risco: Carrera de Negocios Internacionales, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Económicas, Universidad de Lima, Lima 15023, Peru
Shyla Del-Aguila-Arcentales: Escuela de Posgrado, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima 15024, Peru
Jaime A. Yáñez: Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad Norbert Wiener, Lima 15046, Peru

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-8

Abstract: Monkeypox is causing great concern in society because of its great infective power and the possibility that it could become a new pandemic. This study aimed to adapt and validate the monkeypox concern scale in the Peruvian adult population (EP-VIR-MONK). An instrumental cross-sectional study was carried out under a non-probabilistic convenience sampling with 779 adults from the three regions of Peru (coast, highlands, and jungle). The instrument was adapted based on an instrument previously validated related to the concern caused by COVID-19 in Peru. Content-based validity was calculated with Aiken’s V coefficient, internal structure with confirmatory factor analysis, and reliability with the omega coefficient. The first evidence of validity of EP-VIR-MONK based on its content, internal structure, and reliability in a sample of Peruvian adults is presented here. Accordingly, it can be helpful for the management of the prevention of mental health alterations resulting from the proliferation of monkeypox in Peru.

Keywords: validation study; monkeypox virus; Peru; monkey; smallpox; pandemic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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