Development and Validation of the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Competency Assessment Tool (ASRH-CAT) for Healthcare Providers
Objectives: This study aimed to validate a competency assessment tool for adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) services for healthcare providers (HCP) at primary healthcare (PHC) facilities that require a specific set of competency skills to address ASRH problems. Methods: The tool devel...
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| author | Intan Kartina Abdul Karim Rosnah Sutan Azmi Mohd Tamil Norizan Ahmad |
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| description | Objectives: This study aimed to validate a competency assessment tool for adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) services for healthcare providers (HCP) at primary healthcare (PHC) facilities that require a specific set of competency skills to address ASRH problems. Methods: The tool development process used the nine steps of scale development and validation. Fifty-four items were yielded through the expert panel discussion. Two hundred and forty respondents were recruited for an online questionnaire using non-probability sampling. The item content validity index (I-CVI) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) were used for construct validity. Results: Fourteen items were removed based on the I-CVI (scores < 0.8) and two items were removed in the EFA (factor loadings < 0.4). The reliability analysis, according to the latent factor, yielded a good item-total correlation (ITC) and a good internal consistency value, with Cronbach’s alpha values of 0.905–0.949. Conclusions: The final ASRH competency assessment tool (ASRH_CAT) contains 40 items and is reliable and suitable for use in studies related to the ASRH competency assessment of HCPs at the PHC level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-db9e76a62246482985fe90f9fef7356a2023-11-17T19:26:42ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322023-04-01118111610.3390/healthcare11081116Development and Validation of the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Competency Assessment Tool (ASRH-CAT) for Healthcare ProvidersIntan Kartina Abdul Karim0Rosnah Sutan1Azmi Mohd Tamil2Norizan Ahmad3Community Health Department, Medical Faculty, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, MalaysiaCommunity Health Department, Medical Faculty, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, MalaysiaCommunity Health Department, Medical Faculty, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, MalaysiaKedah State Health Department, Ministry of Health, 1358, Jalan Kuala Kedah, Taman Teratai Jingga, Alor Setar 05400, Kedah, MalaysiaObjectives: This study aimed to validate a competency assessment tool for adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) services for healthcare providers (HCP) at primary healthcare (PHC) facilities that require a specific set of competency skills to address ASRH problems. Methods: The tool development process used the nine steps of scale development and validation. Fifty-four items were yielded through the expert panel discussion. Two hundred and forty respondents were recruited for an online questionnaire using non-probability sampling. The item content validity index (I-CVI) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) were used for construct validity. Results: Fourteen items were removed based on the I-CVI (scores < 0.8) and two items were removed in the EFA (factor loadings < 0.4). The reliability analysis, according to the latent factor, yielded a good item-total correlation (ITC) and a good internal consistency value, with Cronbach’s alpha values of 0.905–0.949. Conclusions: The final ASRH competency assessment tool (ASRH_CAT) contains 40 items and is reliable and suitable for use in studies related to the ASRH competency assessment of HCPs at the PHC level.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/8/1116sexual healthreproductive healthprimary carecompetency skillshealthcarepublic health |
| spellingShingle | Intan Kartina Abdul Karim Rosnah Sutan Azmi Mohd Tamil Norizan Ahmad Development and Validation of the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Competency Assessment Tool (ASRH-CAT) for Healthcare Providers Healthcare sexual health reproductive health primary care competency skills healthcare public health |
| title | Development and Validation of the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Competency Assessment Tool (ASRH-CAT) for Healthcare Providers |
| title_full | Development and Validation of the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Competency Assessment Tool (ASRH-CAT) for Healthcare Providers |
| title_fullStr | Development and Validation of the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Competency Assessment Tool (ASRH-CAT) for Healthcare Providers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and Validation of the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Competency Assessment Tool (ASRH-CAT) for Healthcare Providers |
| title_short | Development and Validation of the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Competency Assessment Tool (ASRH-CAT) for Healthcare Providers |
| title_sort | development and validation of the adolescent sexual and reproductive competency assessment tool asrh cat for healthcare providers |
| topic | sexual health reproductive health primary care competency skills healthcare public health |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/8/1116 |
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