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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Autores principales: Fatemeh Koohi, Parisa Amiri, Yadollah Mehrabi, Mehrdad Karimi, Davood Khalili
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fefa475a2df649eeb12bf4105a2f58182021-11-14T12:14:41ZDevelopment and validation of a knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire regarding cardiovascular diseases in an Iranian general population10.1186/s12889-021-12135-31471-2458https://doaj.org/article/fefa475a2df649eeb12bf4105a2f58182021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12135-3https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458Abstract 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.Fatemeh KoohiParisa AmiriYadollah MehrabiMehrdad KarimiDavood KhaliliBMCarticleCardiovascular diseasesKnowledgeAttitudePracticeValidityQuestionnairePublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENBMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Cardiovascular diseases
Knowledge
Attitude
Practice
Validity
Questionnaire
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
spellingShingle Cardiovascular diseases
Knowledge
Attitude
Practice
Validity
Questionnaire
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
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
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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author Fatemeh Koohi
Parisa Amiri
Yadollah Mehrabi
Mehrdad Karimi
Davood Khalili
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Yadollah Mehrabi
Mehrdad Karimi
Davood Khalili
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title 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_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
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