Adaptation and Latent Structure of the Swahili Version of Beck Depression Inventory-II in a Low Literacy Population in the Context of HIV.

OBJECTIVE:We set out to adapt the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)-II in Kenya and examine its factorial structure. METHODS:In the first phase we carried out in-depth interviews involving 29 adult members of the community to elicit their understanding of depression and identify aspects of the BDI-II...

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Main Authors: Amina Abubakar, Raphael Birya Kalu, Khamis Katana, Beatrice Kabunda, Amin S Hassan, Charles R Newton, Fons Van de Vijver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4892521?pdf=render