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ArticleBMC public health2016

Cross-cultural adaptation of an environmental health measurement instrument: Brazilian version of the health-care waste management • rapid assessment tool.

Eliana Napoleão Cozendey-Silva, Cintia Ribeiro da Silva, Ariane Leites Larentis, Julio Cesar Wasserman, Brani Rozemberg, Liliane Reis Teixeira

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Article in BMC public health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Eliana Napoleão Cozendey-SilvaSergio Arouca National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, ENSP/FIOCRUZ, Rua Leopoldo Bulhões 1480, Prédio Primeiro de Maio. Manguinhos, CEP 21041-210., Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. ensilva@ensp.fiocruz.br.
Cintia Ribeiro da SilvaMunicipal Health Foundation of Niteroi, VIPAHE/FMS, Av Ernani do Amaral Peixoto, 171, Centro-CEP 24020-071., Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
Ariane Leites LarentisSergio Arouca National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, ENSP/FIOCRUZ, Rua Leopoldo Bulhões 1480, Prédio Primeiro de Maio. Manguinhos, CEP 21041-210., Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Julio Cesar WassermanNetwork of Environment and Sustainable Development (REMADS-UFF), University Federal Fluminense, Av. Gal. Milton Tavares de Souza, s/n. Praia Vermelha, CEP 24210-346., Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
Brani RozembergSergio Arouca National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, ENSP/FIOCRUZ, Rua Leopoldo Bulhões 1480, Prédio Primeiro de Maio. Manguinhos, CEP 21041-210., Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Liliane Reis TeixeiraSergio Arouca National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, ENSP/FIOCRUZ, Rua Leopoldo Bulhões 1480, Prédio Primeiro de Maio. Manguinhos, CEP 21041-210., Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz · BRUniversidade Federal Fluminense · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPeriodic assessment is one of the recommendations for improving health-care waste management worldwide. This study aimed at translating and adapting the Health-Care Waste Management - Rapid Assessment Tool (HCWM-RAT), proposed by the World Health Organization, to a Brazilian Portuguese version, and resolving its cultural and legal issues. The work focused on the evaluation of the concepts, items and semantic equivalence between the original tool and the Brazilian Portuguese version.

methodsA cross-cultural adaptation methodology was used, including: initial translation to Brazilian Portuguese; back translation to English; syntheses of these translation versions; formation of an expert committee to achieve consensus about the preliminary version; and evaluation of the target audience's comprehension.

resultsBoth the translated and the original versions' concepts, items and semantic equivalence are presented. The constructs in the original instrument were considered relevant and applicable to the Brazilian context. The Brazilian version of the tool has the potential to generate indicators, develop official database, feedback and subsidize political decisions at many geographical and organizational levels strengthening the Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) mechanism. Moreover, the cross-cultural translation expands the usefulness of the instrument to Portuguese-speaking countries in developing regions.

conclusionThe translated and original versions presented concept, item and semantic equivalence and can be applied to Brazil.

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Medical WasteWaste ManagementBrazilCross-Cultural ComparisonCultural CompetencyEnvironmental HealthEnvironmental MonitoringHumansLanguageRisk AssessmentSemanticsSurveys and QuestionnairesTranslationsMedical WasteCross-cultural comparisonEnvironmental healthHealth care evaluationMedical wastePublic policiesRapid evaluationWaste management

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