Development and validation of maternal social capital assessment tool in northwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop and validate a social capital assessment tool that considers the cultural and social realities of north-western Ethiopia.

Methods

A mixed-methods approach was applied through rigorous phases. Existing measurement approaches for social capital are reviewed. Additionally, a qualitative study was conducted for domain and item identification. The domains and their items were given to panel experts and rated for content validity. Cognitive interviews were conducted with mothers who gave birth in the previous year. For psychometric validation of the tool, 400 mothers who lived in South Gondar zone participated from January 2 to 27, 2023.

Results

Five factors of structural social capital were extracted. These include group participation, emotional, socia

SUBMITTER: Mengesha EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11393602 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature