Author/Authors :
DARABI, Fatemeh Dept. of Public Health - Asadabad School of Medical Sciences, Asadabad, Iran , YASERI, Mehdi Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , SAFARI, Hossein Dept. of Health Management and Economics Research Center - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , KAVEH, Mohammad Hossein Dept. of Health Education and Health Promotion - School of Health - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , KHALAJ ABADI FARAHANI, Farideh Dept. of Population - Health and Family Planning - National Institute for Population Research, Tehran, Iran , SHOJAEIZADEH, Davoud Dept. of Education Health and Promotion Health - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Background: The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a questionnaire for the measurement of reproductive health among female adolescents in Iran.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 289 female students aged 12-15 yr in Tehran, Iran from 2015-2016. The participants were selected using multi-stage random cluster sampling. In addition, the Be-lief-Based Reproductive Health Questionnaire (BBRHQ) was designed using the properties of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB).
Results: Exploratory factor analysis of 104 items identified a six-factor solution. These factors jointly accounted for 67% of the observed variance of outcome variable. The confirmatory factor analysis indicated a good fit to the data. In addition, the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient showed an excellent internal consistency (alpha=0.92).
Conclusion: Belief-Based Reproductive Health Questionnaire (BBRHQ) is a valid and reliable instrument for measurement of reproductive health behaviors of adolescents.
Keywords :
Psychometric , Questionnaire , Reliability , Validity , Reproductive health , Adolescent
