Development and validation of a data quality index for forensic documentation of sexual and gender-based violence in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

High-quality forensic documentation can improve justice outcomes for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, but there are limited tools to assess documentation data quality. This study aimed to develop and validate a data quality assessment index to objectively assess clinician documentation across the 26 key elements of the standardized forensic evidence forms used in Kenya.

Methods

Informed by prior quality assessment tools, an initial draft of the index was developed. Feedback from Kenya- and U.S.-based clinicians and human rights experts was solicited and incorporated into the draft index in an iterative fashion. Two raters independently employed the finalized Physicians for Human Rights Data Quality Index to assess and score the quality of documenta

SUBMITTER: Olson RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8794179 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature