Trial reportInternational journal for equity in health2020
Adaptation and validation of social accountability measures in the context of contraceptive services in Ghana and Tanzania.
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- Impact of community and provider-driven social accountability interventions on contraceptive uptake in Ghana and Tanzania.International journal for equity in health · 2022Trial
- A qualitative exploration of how a community engagement approach influences community and health worker perceptions related to family planning service delivery in Togo.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2024Article
- The role of social accountability in changing service users' values, attitudes, and interactions with the health services: a pre-post study.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Style and influencing factors of tutors-postgraduates' interactions in Chinese medical colleges: a cross-sectional survey in Heilongjiang Province.BMC medical education · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundChanges in the values, attitudes, and interactions of both service users and health care providers are central to social accountability processes in reproductive health. However, there is little consensus on how best to measure these latent changes. This paper reports on the adaptation and validation of measures that capture these changes in Tanzania and Ghana.
methodsThe CaPSAI theory of change determined the dimensions of the measure, and we adapted existing items for the survey items. Trained data collectors used a survey to collect data from 752 women in Tanzania and 750 women in Ghana attending contraceptive services. We used reliability analysis, exploratory, and confirmatory factor analysis to assess the validity and reliability of these measures in each country.
resultsThe measure has high construct validity and reliability in both countries. We identified several subscales in both countries, 10 subscales in Tanzania, and 11 subscales in Ghana. Many of the domains and items were shared across both settings.
conclusionThe study suggests that the multi-dimensional scales have high construct validity and reliability in both countries. Though there were differences in the two country contexts and in items and scales, there was convergence in the analysis that suggests that this measure may be relevant in different settings and should be validated in new settings.
trial registrationACTRN12619000378123 .
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