29 Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs Assessment Questionnaire

Khani, Soghra; Moghaddam-Banaem, Lida; Mohamadi, Eesa; Vedadhir, A A; Hajizadeh, Ebrahim

doi:10.26719/2015.21.1.29

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“…Another questionnaire similar to the one used in the current study is the Reproductive Health Needs Assessment Questionnaire, developed in consultation with the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations Population Fund. The mentioned questionnaire consists of 114 items in the following sections: demographic information, safe motherhood, family planning, history and practice of sexual activity, sexually transmitted infections, HIV and AIDS, and gender-based violence [36].…”

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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Reproductive Health need Assessment Scale for violated Women

Dolatian

Ebadi

Hasanpoor–Azghady

et al. 2021

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Violence as a serious health problem and one of the main manifestations of gender inequality brings about adverse health effects for women. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to recognize the reproductive health status of women subjected to violence in order to provide the health services they need. Considering that one of the ways to determine reproductive health status is the use of valid questionnaires in this field, the present study was conducted based on a mixed-method design. The first part of the study (qualitative section) was conducted based on conventional content analysis. In this part, unstructured in-depth interviews were conducted with 18 violated women and 9 experts. In the next stage, the item pool was formed and the Reproductive Health Needs of Violated Women Scale (RHNVWS) was designed based on the review of the literature and the results of the qualitative section with 39 items using the Waltz approach. For psychometric assessment of the above instrument, face and content validity, item analysis, and construct validity were examined using exploratory factor analysis. Based on the results of factor analysis, the four following factors were extracted with a total variance of 47.62: "men's participation", "self-care", "support and health services", as well as "sexual and marital relationships. The internal consistency of the instrument was calculated at α = 0.70–0.89 and α = 0.94 for different constructs and the whole instrument, respectively. Moreover, intra-cluster correlation coefficients were obtained at ICC = 0.96–0.99 and ICC = 0.98 for constructs and the whole instruments, respectively. Based on the results of the current study, the RHNVWS is a tool that specifically assesses the reproductive health needs of violated women and has appropriate validity and reliability. The results of the assessment using the aforementioned instruments can be of great help in promoting the reproductive health of women subjected to violence.

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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Reproductive Health need Assessment Scale for violated Women

Dolatian

Ebadi

Hasanpoor–Azghady

et al. 2021

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“…Based on the literature review, no Persian tool was previously available for assessing the comprehensive sexual health, for both men and women. Khani et al have translated a questionnaire for assessing the sexual and reproductive health needs (30). But, this questionnaire was only for women of reproductive age.…”

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Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Sexual and Reproductive Health Illustrative Questionnaire

Khoei¹,

Motamedi

Shahbazi

et al. 2020

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Background: Sexual health is a human right, yet there is a lack of comprehensive, standardized and culturally appropriate instruments to assess sexual health in Iran.Objectives: This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Illustrative Questionnaire (SRH-IQ).Material and methods: This was a methodological psychometric study conducted in Tehran, Iran, during 2014–2015, with a sample of 755 men and women aged 15–49 years. The SRH-IQ was translated and adapted via the method recommended by the world health organization.. Qualitative and quantitative face and content validity were evaluated and the construct validity assessed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The internal consistency and the stability of the tool were assessed using Cronbach’s alpha, Intraclass Correlations Coefficient (ICC) and test–retest method.Results: Several items were changed in accordance with the cultural and religious beliefs of Iranians. The mean item-level content validity index (I-CVI) was 0.98; the content validity ratio (CVR) was high at 0.976; and scale-level content validity average (S-CVI/Ave) and scale level content validity universal agreement (S-CVI/UA) were found to be 0.97 and 0.94, respectively. Exploratory and Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed that all items in domains were significant, and the results supported goodness of fit indices, too. The final Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of all sub-scales were > 0.60 indicating acceptable internal consistency. Test-Retest data analysis showed that the ICC was higher than 0.88 for most items (0.75–0.99). Kappa coefficients were above 0.8 in most instances (0.65–0.99).Conclusion: Given the appropriate validity and reliability of the Persian version of the SRH Questionnaire, it can be used to assess sexual health knowledge, attitudes, behaviour and outcomes of Iranian adults.Plain English Summary Sexual health is an integral component of human right, and it is an important basis for an individual’s physical and psychological well-being, as well as the social and economic development of communities. Evaluating the sexual health needs of people is necessary to address sexual health goals. Several studies have been conducted within the field of sexual health in Iran, however, no Persian instrument is available to assess the sexual health needs of adults within the reproductive ages. In order to make it applicable within the context of Iranian culture, we have investigated the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Illustrative Questionnaire (SRH-IQ) among Iranian men and women in reproductive age. With this aim, we have recruited 755 men and women aged between 15-49 years in urban Tehran, Iran. Several items of the questionnaire were changed in accordance with the cultural and religious beliefs of Iranians. Exploratory and Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed that all items in domains were significant, and the results supported goodness of fit indices, too. All in all, this study has given the appropriate validity and reliability of the Persian version of the SRH Questionnaire, and it can be used to assess sexual health knowledge, attitudes, behaviour and outcomes of Iranian adults.

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“…This questionnaire consists of 12 different sections (114 items); baseline information, safe motherhood, mortality profile, family planning, sexual history and function, HIV/AIDS, STIs and violence against women. This questionnaire has been approved and validated for Iranian context by Iranian ministry of health in previous national studies (10).…”

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Woman's Sexual Health Knowledge and Needs Assessment in Behavioral Clinics and Shelters in Tehran

Tayerih¹,

Jozani²,

Golchehregan³

et al. 2019

JFRH

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Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the sexual health knowledge among females seeking consultation in behavioral clinics or shelters with emphasis on sexual routs of HIV transmission. Materials and methods: In this study 250 women who have attended behavioral clinics or shelters in Tehran were recruited and a standardized questionnaire which asked about demographics, sexual partner and knowledge about HIV/STDs was used. Results: The median age of our cases was 40.82% and among them 16% were married but lived alone. Among the total 250 cases, 56% (140) were sexually active in the last 30 days, 19.2% (48) had a history of a one-night stand and 2.4% had more than 1 sexual partner. 212 cases answered questions about condom use, 60% (127) of them did not use condoms at all. For knowledge about signs and symptoms related to STDs, 63% believed that abdominal pain has no relation to STDs. Also 44%, 43%, 37%,and 40% believed that dyspareunia, dysuria, malodorous vaginal discharge and change in color of vaginal discharge, respectively had no relation to STDs and 13% of whom presented with these symptoms in the past 30 days had not seek medical evaluation. Conclusion: It is a necessity to emphasize the use of condoms among the male population however in this study it was a challenge to do so because it goes against the government’s campaign of pro-natalism. Improving the knowledge of protected sex should start from the teenage years and at school to have maximum STD prevention planning. Most women in our study did not know about healthy sexual lifestyle and this shows the need of sexual health education before marriage or even at school.

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29 Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs Assessment Questionnaire

Cited by 13 publications

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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Reproductive Health need Assessment Scale for violated Women

Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Reproductive Health need Assessment Scale for violated Women

Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Sexual and Reproductive Health Illustrative Questionnaire

Woman's Sexual Health Knowledge and Needs Assessment in Behavioral Clinics and Shelters in Tehran

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