Design and Validation of a Persian Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Questionnaire for Rabies (PKAP-Rabies) in the General Population of Iran
Introduction: Rabies is a highly fatal disease. However, it is quite preventable. Community awareness about rabies is one of the key components for prevention, which should be assessed and routinely monitored by standard questionnaires. We aimed to develop and validate a Persian knowledge, attitude...
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doaj-949522e5c2f84000872b1b5f1ac160dd2021-02-23T08:00:03ZengPasteur Institute of IranJournal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases2345-53492345-53302018-04-01626771Design and Validation of a Persian Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Questionnaire for Rabies (PKAP-Rabies) in the General Population of IranMaryam Fazeli0Mahsa Golahdouz1Rouzbeh Bashar2Masoumeh Arab Baferani3Amin Doosti Irani4Behzad Pourhossein5Sana Eybpoosh6 National Collaborating Center for References and Research on Rabies, Virology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran National Collaborating Center for References and Research on Rabies, Virology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran National Collaborating Center for References and Research on Rabies, Virology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran National Collaborating Center for References and Research on Rabies, Virology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Virology Department, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging infectious diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran Introduction: Rabies is a highly fatal disease. However, it is quite preventable. Community awareness about rabies is one of the key components for prevention, which should be assessed and routinely monitored by standard questionnaires. We aimed to develop and validate a Persian knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire for rabies (PKAP-Rabies) in the general population of Iran. Methods: The questionnaire was developed based on existing literature and conducting focus group discussions with experts in the field. Content, face, and construct validity were checked by gathering the opinion of 10 experts in the field. Test-retest reliability was assessed by re-administrating the questionnaire to the same individuals after a 15-days interval. Results: The questionnaire consisted of 64 items, covering five domains including ‘demographics’ (19 items), knowledge about animal and human rabies (14 and 10 items, respectively), attitude towards rabies prevention in animals (6 items), and practice towards rabies prevention/control (14 items). The questionnaires were mainly filled by young (mean= 28.6, SD= 10.3 years) women (63.3%) with a university-level educational background (36.7%). Most knowledge questions had a proper difficulty level (average difficulty index= 20-80%). Wilcoxon test also showed proper test-retest reliability for this questionnaire (PWilcoxon > 0.05). Conclusions: The PKAP-Rabies questionnaire appeared to be feasible, valid and reliable for assessing KAP towards rabies in the general population of Iran with potential application in future large-scale surveys. Information from such surveys can provide insight into adopting prevention and control measures, and would allow us to evaluate the impact of current and upcoming interventions.http://jommid.pasteur.ac.ir/article-1-184-en.htmlrabiesknowledgeattitudepracticeiran |
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Maryam Fazeli Mahsa Golahdouz Rouzbeh Bashar Masoumeh Arab Baferani Amin Doosti Irani Behzad Pourhossein Sana Eybpoosh Design and Validation of a Persian Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Questionnaire for Rabies (PKAP-Rabies) in the General Population of Iran Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases rabies knowledge attitude practice iran |
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Maryam Fazeli Mahsa Golahdouz Rouzbeh Bashar Masoumeh Arab Baferani Amin Doosti Irani Behzad Pourhossein Sana Eybpoosh |
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Design and Validation of a Persian Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Questionnaire for Rabies (PKAP-Rabies) in the General Population of Iran |
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Design and Validation of a Persian Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Questionnaire for Rabies (PKAP-Rabies) in the General Population of Iran |
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Design and Validation of a Persian Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Questionnaire for Rabies (PKAP-Rabies) in the General Population of Iran |
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Design and Validation of a Persian Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Questionnaire for Rabies (PKAP-Rabies) in the General Population of Iran |
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Design and Validation of a Persian Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Questionnaire for Rabies (PKAP-Rabies) in the General Population of Iran |
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design and validation of a persian knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire for rabies (pkap-rabies) in the general population of iran |
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Pasteur Institute of Iran |
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Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases |
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2345-5349 2345-5330 |
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2018-04-01 |
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Introduction: Rabies is a highly fatal disease. However, it is quite preventable. Community awareness about rabies is one of the key components for prevention, which should be assessed and routinely monitored by standard questionnaires. We aimed to develop and validate a Persian knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire for rabies (PKAP-Rabies) in the general population of Iran. Methods: The questionnaire was developed based on existing literature and conducting focus group discussions with experts in the field. Content, face, and construct validity were checked by gathering the opinion of 10 experts in the field. Test-retest reliability was assessed by re-administrating the questionnaire to the same individuals after a 15-days interval. Results: The questionnaire consisted of 64 items, covering five domains including ‘demographics’ (19 items), knowledge about animal and human rabies (14 and 10 items, respectively), attitude towards rabies prevention in animals (6 items), and practice towards rabies prevention/control (14 items). The questionnaires were mainly filled by young (mean= 28.6, SD= 10.3 years) women (63.3%) with a university-level educational background (36.7%). Most knowledge questions had a proper difficulty level (average difficulty index= 20-80%). Wilcoxon test also showed proper test-retest reliability for this questionnaire (PWilcoxon > 0.05). Conclusions: The PKAP-Rabies questionnaire appeared to be feasible, valid and reliable for assessing KAP towards rabies in the general population of Iran with potential application in future large-scale surveys. Information from such surveys can provide insight into adopting prevention and control measures, and would allow us to evaluate the impact of current and upcoming interventions. |
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