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Table 3 Item factor loading within each construct and the convergent validity and composite reliability of constructs

From: Poor personal protective equipment practices were associated with heat-related symptoms among Asian healthcare workers: a large-scale multi-national questionnaire survey

Construct

Item

Factor Loading

Average Variance Extracted

Composite Reliability

Knowledge

k1

0.6

0.5

0.9

 

k2

0.7

  
 

k3

0.7

  
 

k4

0.8

  
 

k5

0.8

  
 

k6

0.8

  
 

k7

0.4

  
 

k8

0.3

  
 

k9

0.4

  

Attitudes and Practices

a1

0.5

0.5

0.9

 

a2

0.6

  
 

a3

0.6

  
 

a5

0.7

  
 

a6

0.9

  
 

a7

0.8

  
 

a8

0.8

  

Heat strain symptoms

s1

0.2

0.2

0.5

 

s2

0.3

  
 

s3

0.2

  
 

s5

0.1

  
 

s6

0.1

  
 

s7

0.2

  
 

s8

0.0

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