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

Abstract Background Assessment of reproductive health (RH) needs is necessary for describing the status of women’s RH and identification of the actions needed. This study aimed to develop and validate a questionnaire for the assessment of the women’s RH needs. Materials and methods A sequential exploratory mixed method study (qualitative and quantitative) was conducted with Iranian women of reproductive age (age 15–49 years) living in Rasht. The qualitative exploratory phase was used to explain the concept and dimensions of RH needs. The qualitative exploratory phase was used to develop and validate a questionnaire. Results The results of the qualitative section, RH needs consists of two themes “Reproductive Health Education Needs” and “Reproductive Health Services Features”. A Women’s Reproductive Health Needs Assessment Questionnaire (WRHNAQ) was designed with 19 items. The content validity ratio (CVR) and content validity index (CVI) of the questionnaire were 0.89 and 0.93, respectively. The instrument’s internal consistency was confirmed by an alpha coefficient of 0.881. Conclusion The results of this study showed that the WRHNAQ is a culturally sensitive, valid and reliable scale for assessing the RH needs. The WRHNAQ will be helpful for identifying needs and need-based intervention.

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Sexual and reproductive health needs assessment with deaf people in Ghana: Methodological challenges and ethical concerns

African Journal of Disability ◽

10.4102/ajod.v2i1.55 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Wisdom K. Mprah

Keyword(s):

Reproductive Health ◽

Needs Assessment ◽

Research Methods ◽

Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽

Health Needs ◽

Deaf People ◽

Health Needs Assessment ◽

Ethical Concerns ◽

Methodological Challenges ◽

Key Informant

Background: Deafness is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon. The different ways of perceiving and understanding deafness have practical implications for research with deaf people. Whilst the deaf community is not homogenous, it is generally distinct from the hearing population. Consequently, the appropriateness of applying research methods and informed concern processes designed for the hearing population in research with deaf people has been questioned.Objectives: This article reflected on some methodological challenges and ethical concerns arising from conducting a sexual and reproductive health needs assessment with deaf people in Ghana. The aim was to provide some perspectives on some of the challenges associated with doing research with deaf people.Method: The study was a two phase, sequential, mixed methods design, consisting of three focus groups to assist in the development of a survey and then the implementation of the survey for needs assessment data collection. The number of participants in the study was 179, consisting of 26 focus group participants: 7 executives of the Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD), 10 male adults, and 9 female adults. There were 152 survey respondents (students, women and men) and one key informant. All participants, except the key informant, were deaf people.Results: The application of traditional research methods to studies involving deaf participants presents numerous methodological and ethical dilemmas associated mainly with deaf people’s unique cultural and linguistic characteristics.Conclusion: Research methods should not be taken as universal guidelines for conducting research in all settings because of differences in settings.

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Near the city but hard to reach: results from a multi-method reproductive health needs assessment in peri-urban Yangon, Myanmar

Contraception ◽

10.1016/j.contraception.2015.06.164 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 92 (4) ◽

pp. 395 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

G. Sheehy ◽

Y. Aung ◽

C. Sietstra ◽

A.M. Foster

Keyword(s):

Reproductive Health ◽

Needs Assessment ◽

Health Needs ◽

Health Needs Assessment ◽

The City

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ARSH 6: Reproductive Health Needs Assessment of Adolescents and Young People (15–24 y): A Qualitative Study on ‘Perceptions of Program Managers and Health Providers’

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics ◽

10.1007/s12098-013-1149-x ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 80 (S2) ◽

pp. 222-228 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

M. K. C. Nair ◽

M. L. Leena ◽

Babu George ◽

Yamini Thankachi ◽

Paul Swamidhas Sudhakar Russell

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Reproductive Health ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Needs Assessment ◽

Health Needs ◽

Health Providers ◽

Health Needs Assessment ◽

Program Managers

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ARSH 5: Reproductive Health Needs Assessment of Adolescents and Young People (15–24 y): A Qualitative Study on ‘Perceptions of Community Stakeholders’

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics ◽

10.1007/s12098-013-1141-5 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 80 (S2) ◽

pp. 214-221 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

M. K. C. Nair ◽

M. L. Leena ◽

Babu George ◽

Yamini Thankachi ◽

Paul Swamidhas Sudhakar Russell

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Reproductive Health ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Needs Assessment ◽

Health Needs ◽

Health Needs Assessment ◽

Community Stakeholders

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Sexual and reproductive health needs assessment and interventions in a female psychiatric intensive care unit

BJPsych Bulletin ◽

10.1192/bjb.2021.107 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Elana Covshoff ◽

Lucy Blake ◽

Elizabeth Mary Rose ◽

Adenike Bolade ◽

Robert Rathouse ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Reproductive Health ◽

Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽

Unmet Need ◽

Fold Increase ◽

Health Needs ◽

Individual Risk ◽

Health Needs Assessment ◽

Barriers To Access

Aims and method To assess the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of women admitted to a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU), and acceptability of delivering specialist SRH assessments and interventions in this setting. Within a quality improvement framework, staff were trained, a clinical protocol developed and clinical interventions made accessible. Results Thirty per cent of women were identified as having unmet SRH needs and proceeded to a specialist appointment, representing a 2.5-fold increase in unmet need detection. Forty-two per cent of women were assessed, representing a 3.5-fold increase in uptake. Twenty-one per cent of women initiated SRH interventions, of which 14% had all their SRH needs met. Staff, patients and carers highlighted the acceptability and importance of SRH care, if interventions were appropriately timed and patients’ individual risk profiles were considered. Barriers to access included lack of routine enquiry, illness acuity and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical implications SRH needs for PICU admissions are greater than previously realised. Providing a nurse-led SRH assessment is acceptable, feasible and beneficial for PICU patients.

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

10.21203/rs.3.rs-28488/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Effat Merghati-Khoei ◽

Mahnaz Motamedi ◽

Mohammad Shahbazi ◽

Shahrzad Rahimi-Naghani ◽

Mehrdad Salehi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Reproductive Health ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Sexual Health ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Content Validity ◽

Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽

Men And Women ◽

Persian Version ◽

Confirmatory Factor

Abstract 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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