Swahili translation and validation of the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) in adolescents and adults taking part in the girls’ education challenge fund project in Tanzania

Swahili translation and validation of the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) in adolescents and adults taking part in the girls’ education challenge fund project in Tanzania

Abstract Background The Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) is validated for measuring mental wellbeing in populations aged 11 + and has been translated into 30 + languages. The aims of this study were a) to translate and validate WEMWBS for use in Swahili-speaking populations to facil...

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Main Authors: Oyinlola Oyebode, Manuel Torres-Sahli, Deus Kapinga, Elizabeth Bruno-McClung, Rebecca Willans, Neha Shah, Lydia Wilbard, Louise Banham, Sarah Stewart-Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Subjects:
Mental wellbeing
Adolescents
Translation
Measurement
Confirmatory factor analysis
Tanzania
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-023-02119-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-023-02119-9

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