Table 4 Convergent validity
ABQ total score of reduced scale | Component 1 “Unintentional” | Component 2 “Knowledge” | Component 3 “Intentional” | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Correlation (p-value) with the total score of MMASa-items | −0.422 (p < 0.001) | −0.396 (p < 0.001) | −0.353 (p < 0.001) | − 0.171 (0.001) |
Mean ABQ-HIV for patients … | ||||
… with at least medium adherence (MMAS score = > 6) | 24.01 | 13.27 | 5.76 | 4.97 |
…. with low adherence (MMAS score < 6) | 29.60 | 17.00 | 6.84 | 5.65 |
p-value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.053 |