Development and validation of a knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire regarding cardiovascular diseases in an Iranian general population
Abstract Background Studies on knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) can be valuable for public health to help to develop targeted educational programs and assess the effectiveness of intervention programs. The purpose of this study was to develop and examine the validity and reliability of a ques...
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| author | Fatemeh Koohi Parisa Amiri Yadollah Mehrabi Mehrdad Karimi Davood Khalili |
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| description | Abstract Background Studies on knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) can be valuable for public health to help to develop targeted educational programs and assess the effectiveness of intervention programs. The purpose of this study was to develop and examine the validity and reliability of a questionnaire on knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) regarding cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), their risk factors, and symptoms among an Iranian general population. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on an Iranian population older than 20 years referred to some of Tehran’s healthcare centers. An initial 62-item questionnaire was developed, and the face, content, and construct validities were assessed. Results In all, 300 adults with a mean age (SD) of 39.79 (12.1) years participated in this study. Based on the results of the content validity, a questionnaire with 30 essential items was designed. Exploratory factor analysis suggested a four-factor subscale with 29 finalized items (CVD-KAP29), and acceptable goodness of fit indices was demonstrated by confirmatory factor analysis. The Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s ω coefficients were higher than 0.60 for all domains except the nutrition and smoking subscales. Conclusions Results provided evidence of the validity of the CVD-KAP29 for KAP studies for cardiovascular diseases in the general population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fefa475a2df649eeb12bf4105a2f58182022-12-21T22:07:33ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582021-11-0121111010.1186/s12889-021-12135-3Development and validation of a knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire regarding cardiovascular diseases in an Iranian general populationFatemeh Koohi0Parisa Amiri1Yadollah Mehrabi2Mehrdad Karimi3Davood Khalili4Obesity Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesResearch Center for Social Determinants of Health, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesResearch Center for Social Determinants of Health, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesPrevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Studies on knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) can be valuable for public health to help to develop targeted educational programs and assess the effectiveness of intervention programs. The purpose of this study was to develop and examine the validity and reliability of a questionnaire on knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) regarding cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), their risk factors, and symptoms among an Iranian general population. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on an Iranian population older than 20 years referred to some of Tehran’s healthcare centers. An initial 62-item questionnaire was developed, and the face, content, and construct validities were assessed. Results In all, 300 adults with a mean age (SD) of 39.79 (12.1) years participated in this study. Based on the results of the content validity, a questionnaire with 30 essential items was designed. Exploratory factor analysis suggested a four-factor subscale with 29 finalized items (CVD-KAP29), and acceptable goodness of fit indices was demonstrated by confirmatory factor analysis. The Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s ω coefficients were higher than 0.60 for all domains except the nutrition and smoking subscales. Conclusions Results provided evidence of the validity of the CVD-KAP29 for KAP studies for cardiovascular diseases in the general population.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12135-3Cardiovascular diseasesKnowledgeAttitudePracticeValidityQuestionnaire |
| spellingShingle | Fatemeh Koohi Parisa Amiri Yadollah Mehrabi Mehrdad Karimi Davood Khalili Development and validation of a knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire regarding cardiovascular diseases in an Iranian general population BMC Public Health Cardiovascular diseases Knowledge Attitude Practice Validity Questionnaire |
| title | Development and validation of a knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire regarding cardiovascular diseases in an Iranian general population |
| title_full | Development and validation of a knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire regarding cardiovascular diseases in an Iranian general population |
| title_fullStr | Development and validation of a knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire regarding cardiovascular diseases in an Iranian general population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and validation of a knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire regarding cardiovascular diseases in an Iranian general population |
| title_short | Development and validation of a knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire regarding cardiovascular diseases in an Iranian general population |
| title_sort | development and validation of a knowledge attitude and practice questionnaire regarding cardiovascular diseases in an iranian general population |
| topic | Cardiovascular diseases Knowledge Attitude Practice Validity Questionnaire |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12135-3 |
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