• Title of article

    Developmental and Psychometric Properties of a Belief-based Reproductive Health Behavior Questionnaire for Female Adolescents

  • 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

  • Pages
    9
  • From page
    1192
  • To page
    1200
  • 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
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Serial Year
    2018
  • Record number

    2426139

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