Menstrual Practice Needs Scale short form (MPNS-SF) and rapid (MPNS-R): development in Khulna, Bangladesh, and validation in cross-sectional surveys from Bangladesh and Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Develop and validate short and rapid forms of the 36-item Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS-36).

Design

Item reduction prioritised content validity and was informed by cognitive interviews with schoolgirls in Bangladesh, performance of scale items in past research and stakeholder feedback. The original MPNS-36 was revalidated, and short and rapid forms tested in a cross-sectional survey. This was followed by further tests of dimensionality, internal consistency and validity in multiple cross-sectional surveys.

Setting and participants

Short form (MPNS-SF) and rapid form (MPNS-R) measures were developed in a survey of 313 menstruating girls (mean age=13.51) in Khulna, Bangladesh. They were further tested in the baseline survey of the Adolescent Menstrual

SUBMITTER: Hennegan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11227795 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature