Measuring violence perpetration: Stability of teachers' self-reports before and after an anti-violence training in Cote d'Ivoire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epidemiological studies of interpersonal violence commonly use self-reported violence perpetration as an outcome measure, but few studies have investigated the stability of and influences on self-reports.

Objective

To assess changes in teachers' self-reported use of physical violence against students before and after a one-day violence prevention training, and factors associated with changed reports in Cote d'Ivoire.

Methods

Before and after the training, 157 teachers completed surveys containing 32 questions adapted from the ICAST-CI. Changes in physical violence usage were summarized over lifetime, past school term, and past-week timeframes, and the consistency in responses assessed via intraclass correlation coefficients (3,k), percent agreement, and kap

SUBMITTER: Merrill KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7704761 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature