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Efforts aimed at enhancing the knowledge of target populations constitute a widely used public health intervention strategy with the ultimate goal of improving health. However, integral to planning, implementing, and evaluating educational programs is identifying the knowledge base of the intended recipient. Improving health through educational interventions is a strategy commonly utilized in efforts to prevent childhood lead poisoning. However, few instruments have been validated for measuring lead knowledge, particularly among high-risk populations. We used factor analysis to evaluate the applicability of a previously developed lead knowledge assessment tool, the Chicago Lead Knowledge Test (CLKT), to a high-risk minority population in New Orleans and found that the structure of the CLKT did not accurately measure the knowledge of this population. |
