Challenges in simultaneous validation of mental health screening tools in multiple languages: Adolescent assessments in Hausa and Pidgin in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With growing global recognition of the need to address mental health, a key challenge is determining who needs mental health services. Most self-report screening tools were developed in English-speaking high-income settings, and this cultural milieu influences the types and content of items, the manner in which items are asked, and the options for responding to items. Approaches have been developed for transcultural translation and validation. However, these approaches are typically applied in one language at a time, which is of limited utility in linguistically diverse settings.

Methods

To address challenges in cross-cultural validation, we undertook a unique process of simultaneously validating tools in two languages in Nigeria. Through this dual-language valida

SUBMITTER: Kaiser BN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9878994 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature