Adaptation and validation of the quality of contraceptive counseling (QCC) scale for use in Ethiopia and India.

ABSTRACT: We adapted the Quality of Contraceptive Counseling (QCC) scale, originally constructed in Mexico, for Ethiopia and India to expand its utility for measurement of client experiences with counseling. Scale items were modified based on prior research on women's preferences for counseling in each country, and refined through cognitive interviews (n = 20 per country). We tested the items through client exit surveys in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (n = 599), and Vadodara, India (n = 313). Psychometric analyses revealed the adapted scales were valid and reliable for use, and the final scales retained content validity according to the original published QCC construct definition. Specifically, confirmatory factor analysis revealed high factor loadings for almost all items on the original dimensions: Infor

SUBMITTER: Holt K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10065231 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature