Validation of the Arabic and French Versions of a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Questionnaire on Tranquilizer Misuse

Tranquilizer misuse is an emerging international public health concern. The psychosocial determinants of this misuse remain understudied. Instruments to measure the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) of tranquilizer misuse are unavailable, except for a recently published questionnaire validate...

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Autores principales:	Narmeen Mallah, Rubén Rodríguez-Cano, Danielle A. Badro, Adolfo Figueiras, Francisco Caamaño-Isorna, Bahi Takkouche
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	Arabic French knowledge attitudes and practices misuse questionnaire validation Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:245dfd9cad5744c49b124db1f8bf6ce22021-11-11T16:17:43ZValidation of the Arabic and French Versions of a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Questionnaire on Tranquilizer Misuse10.3390/ijerph1821111441660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/245dfd9cad5744c49b124db1f8bf6ce22021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11144https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Tranquilizer misuse is an emerging international public health concern. The psychosocial determinants of this misuse remain understudied. Instruments to measure the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) of tranquilizer misuse are unavailable, except for a recently published questionnaire validated in the Spanish language. We translated the KAP questionnaire into Arabic and French, adapted it and undertook a complete validation procedure in the general adult population in Lebanon. The content validity indicators were good: item content validity index ranged between 0.89 and 1.00, the content validity index scale average was ≥0.95 and the modified Kappa statistic for each of the KAP items was equal to I-CVI. The intra-class correlation coefficient values (<i>n</i> = 100) were ≥0.62 for all Knowledge and Attitudes items, demonstrating the item reliability. Confirmatory factorial analysis (<i>n</i> = 1450) showed that the selected model of Knowledge and Attitude constructs has adequate fit indicators and encompassed three factors that showed acceptable internal reliability: Knowledge (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.72), personal Attitudes towards tranquilizers (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.79) and Attitudes towards healthcare providers (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.65). The Arabic/French questionnaire was highly accepted, with a response rate of 95.72% and item non-response rate ≤3.6%. The availability of a cross-cultural adapted and multilingual validated questionnaire would stimulate research on tranquilizer misuse.Narmeen MallahRubén Rodríguez-CanoDanielle A. BadroAdolfo FigueirasFrancisco Caamaño-IsornaBahi TakkoucheMDPI AGarticleArabicFrenchknowledgeattitudes and practicesmisusequestionnaire validationMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11144, p 11144 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Arabic French knowledge attitudes and practices misuse questionnaire validation Medicine R Narmeen Mallah Rubén Rodríguez-Cano Danielle A. Badro Adolfo Figueiras Francisco Caamaño-Isorna Bahi Takkouche Validation of the Arabic and French Versions of a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Questionnaire on Tranquilizer Misuse
description	Tranquilizer misuse is an emerging international public health concern. The psychosocial determinants of this misuse remain understudied. Instruments to measure the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) of tranquilizer misuse are unavailable, except for a recently published questionnaire validated in the Spanish language. We translated the KAP questionnaire into Arabic and French, adapted it and undertook a complete validation procedure in the general adult population in Lebanon. The content validity indicators were good: item content validity index ranged between 0.89 and 1.00, the content validity index scale average was ≥0.95 and the modified Kappa statistic for each of the KAP items was equal to I-CVI. The intra-class correlation coefficient values (<i>n</i> = 100) were ≥0.62 for all Knowledge and Attitudes items, demonstrating the item reliability. Confirmatory factorial analysis (<i>n</i> = 1450) showed that the selected model of Knowledge and Attitude constructs has adequate fit indicators and encompassed three factors that showed acceptable internal reliability: Knowledge (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.72), personal Attitudes towards tranquilizers (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.79) and Attitudes towards healthcare providers (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.65). The Arabic/French questionnaire was highly accepted, with a response rate of 95.72% and item non-response rate ≤3.6%. The availability of a cross-cultural adapted and multilingual validated questionnaire would stimulate research on tranquilizer misuse.
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author	Narmeen Mallah Rubén Rodríguez-Cano Danielle A. Badro Adolfo Figueiras Francisco Caamaño-Isorna Bahi Takkouche
author_facet	Narmeen Mallah Rubén Rodríguez-Cano Danielle A. Badro Adolfo Figueiras Francisco Caamaño-Isorna Bahi Takkouche
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title	Validation of the Arabic and French Versions of a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Questionnaire on Tranquilizer Misuse
title_short	Validation of the Arabic and French Versions of a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Questionnaire on Tranquilizer Misuse
title_full	Validation of the Arabic and French Versions of a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Questionnaire on Tranquilizer Misuse
title_fullStr	Validation of the Arabic and French Versions of a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Questionnaire on Tranquilizer Misuse
title_full_unstemmed	Validation of the Arabic and French Versions of a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Questionnaire on Tranquilizer Misuse
title_sort	validation of the arabic and french versions of a knowledge, attitudes and practices (kap) questionnaire on tranquilizer misuse
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/245dfd9cad5744c49b124db1f8bf6ce2
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Validation of the Arabic and French Versions of a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Questionnaire on Tranquilizer Misuse

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