Psychometric properties of Haj-Yahia's questionnaire of violence against women in a sample of married women in Tehran, Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Abuse against women causes great suffering for the victims and is an important health problem among women. To date, a few screening instruments for wife abuse exist for married women in Iran, but they only assess some of the wife abuse components. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Haj-Yahia's Questionnaire in a sample of married women residing in Tehran.

Materials and methods

This is a cross-sectional study with a population consisting of married women in Tehran, among which 471 individuals were selected using convenience sampling method. Psychometric properties of the questionnaire were evaluated using face validity, content validity, construct validity, internal consistency, and stability. Confirmato

SUBMITTER: Sotoodeh Ghorbani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8900410 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature