Scale validation for the identification of falsified hand sanitizer: public and regulatory authorities perspectives from United Arab Emirates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since the time of declaration of global pandemic of COVID-19 by World Health Organization (WHO), falsified hand sanitizers surfaced regularly in markets, posing possible harm to public due to unlisted inclusion of methanol. The current research is an attempt to develop and validate a tool to document falsified hand sanitizer in the UAE community.

Method

A descriptive cross-sectional community-based study was conducted among 1280 randomly selected participants. Respondents were sent a web-based electronic link to the survey via email. Content validity, factor analyses and known group validity were used to develop and validate a new scale to identify falsified hand sanitizer. Test-retest reliability, internal consistency, item internal consistency (IIC), and intracl

SUBMITTER: Jairoun AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7579848 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature