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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Development and Validation of a Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Questionnaire on Antibiotic Use in Arabic and French Languages in Lebanon.

Narmeen Mallah, Rubén Rodríguez-Cano, Danielle A Badro, Adolfo Figueiras, Francisco-Javier Gonzalez-Barcala, Bahi Takkouche

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Narmeen MallahDepartment of Preventive Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3711-3792
Rubén Rodríguez-CanoPROMENTA Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-6934-2939
Danielle A BadroFaculty of Health Sciences, American University of Science and Technology, Beirut 1100, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0003-4487-9144
Adolfo FigueirasDepartment of Preventive Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5766-8672
Francisco-Javier Gonzalez-BarcalaCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBER-ES), 28029 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5847-4784
Bahi TakkoucheDepartment of Preventive Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela · ESAmerican University of Science and Technology · LBUniversity of Oslo · NO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesValidated knowledge-attitude-practice (KAP) questionnaires are essential to design and evaluate intervention programs on antibiotic use. Recently, we validated the first KAP questionnaire on antibiotics in Spain. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of research tools increase their universal usefulness. Here, we aimed to validate the questionnaire in a developing country with different socioeconomic characteristics from that of Spain.

methodsWe translated the previously developed KAP-questionnaire into Arabic and French, tailored it and then validated it in adult population in Lebanon. The item content validity index (I-CVI), scale content validity index (S-CVI/Ave) and modified Kappa (k*) were calculated. The construct validity of the questionnaire was evaluated using confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA, N = 1460) and its reliability was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC, N = 100) and Cronbach's alpha statistic.

resultsICV-I (>0.78), k* (equal to ICV-I for all items) and S-CVI/Ave (≥0.95) confirmed the questionnaire content validity. Pilot testing (N = 40) and face validity showed the understandability of the questionnaire by the population. Test-retest reliability analysis (N = 100) yielded ICC ≥ 0.59 for all knowledge and attitude items, showing the capacity of the questionnaire to generate reproducible results. CFA evidenced adequate fit of the chosen model, thus establishing the construct validity of the questionnaire (root mean squared error approximation = 0.053, standardized root mean square residual = 0.045, comparative fit index = 0.92 and Tucker-Lewis index = 0.90). The questionnaire showed an acceptable internal reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.62) and was highly accepted in Lebanon (response rate = 96% and item response rates ≥ 94%).

conclusionsThe validity of the KAP-questionnaire on antibiotics in Arabic and French was demonstrated in Lebanon.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeLanguageAnti-Bacterial AgentsLebanonPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesAnti-Bacterial AgentsantibioticsArabicFrenchknowledge–attitude–practiceLebanonquestionnairevalidation

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