Developing and validating an instrument to assess women's empowerment in dealing with domestic violence in Iran: a mixed-methods study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite the emphasis on empowerment in interventions supporting women against domestic violence and ending spousal abuse, there is still no standard and accurate instrument to evaluate women's empowerment in this field. This study proposes a protocol to fill this gap by developing and psychometrically testing a standardised instrument for assessing women's empowerment in dealing with domestic violence (WEDDV).

Methods and analysis

This study will be conducted in Iran in a mixed method with a sequential exploratory design (qualitative-quantitative). In the first phase, qualitative methods will be used to generate items, rank and identify essential items for WEDDV conceptualisation. The data collection method in this phase includes semistructured face-to-face inte

SUBMITTER: Mataji Amirroud M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10441113 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature