Contraception Survey (Wu, 2010)
- Populations: Pregnant middle adolescents
- Age ranges: 16-19
- Languages: Not reported
- Countries: China
Items
Subscales
- Contraceptive Knowledge, 8 Items
- Attitudes, 4 Items
- Behaviors, 5 Items
Example Items
- “There were 4 items to measure attitudes such as “if it is necessary to obtain contraceptive knowledge” and “the first thing to consider when you choose contraceptive method.” “
- “These questions were followed by 5 items for behaviors related to contraceptive use such as “which contraceptive methods did you use with your first sexual encounter.””
(Wu, 2010)
Scoring
“Of the 8 items on contraceptive knowledge, 5 items had one correct choice and for three items more than one response could be chosen. Every correct answer provided a point. The total score for the Knowledge subscale was 20.” (Wu, 2010)
Citations
Wu, L. (2010). A survey on the knowledge, attitude, and behavior regarding contraception use among pregnant teenagers in beijing, china. Clinical Nursing Research, 19(4), 403-415. https://doi.org/10.1177/1054773810375982
Scoring breakdown
Measure development
- Significant design input from young people
- Cognitive interviews with young people
- Expert input
Validity
- Green: Face validity
- Unknown: Convergent validity
- Unknown: Construct validity
Reliability
- Green: Internal consistency
- Unknown: Test-retest
Ease of use
- Unknown: Readability
Definitions
Face validity: How well a measure appears to represent the construct it is supposed to be measuring.
Convergent validity: How well a measure correlates with other hypothetically-related measures.
Construct validity: The extent to which a measure reflects the construct it was designed to evaluate.
Internal consistency: The extent to which items in a scale capture aspects of the same construct.
Test-retest: The degree to which measurement scores are consistent over a short period of time (usually 2 weeks).
Readability: The ease with which a reader can understand the questionnaire items.
Key
- Green: Meets validation criteria
- Red: Does not meet validation criteria
- Unknown: Evidence not available
