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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Measuring antenatal depression and anxiety: Findings from a community-based study of women in Hyderabad, Pakistan
Women and Health, Volume 44, No. 3, Year 2006
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Description
This study evaluated the psychometric properties of two possible measures of depression and anxiety among pregnant women in Pakistan for use in the Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research project, a collaborative, international multi-site research network investigating methods for improving pregnancy and birth outcomes in developing countries. The first measure, the Aga Khan University Anxiety and Depression Scale (AKUADS), is an Urdu language scale originally developed for the general Pakistani population, whereas the second measure, the How I Feel scale, was designed for pregnant women in the United States. In an earlier pilot study, we found that the two scales demonstrated similar levels of diagnostic validity. Because neither scale was designed for the specific population of interest, item response theory analyses were conducted to evaluate the psychometric properties of the scales at three levels of measurement: scale, item, and response option. The study results provide insights that may be useful to researchers or clinicians developing or using scales in this population. In particular, our findings suggest that scales designed for populations with lower literacy, such as our target population, may improve data quality by including no more than three response options (e.g., almost always, sometimes, and never) and keeping the direction of item wording consistent throughout the scale. Based on the results from the current study, we recommend a short form of the AKUADS which removes poorly functioning items and reduces respondent burden while retaining the reliability and validity of the longer form. Copyright © by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Karmaliani, Rozina
Pakistan, Karachi
The Aga Khan University
Bann, Carla M.
United States, Research Triangle Park
Rti International
Mahmood, Mohammed A.
Australia, Adelaide
The University of Adelaide
Harris, H.
United States, Research Triangle Park
Rti International
Akhtar, Saeed
Kuwait, Kuwait City
Kuwait University
Goldenberg, Robert L.
United States, Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Moss, Nancy
United States, Bethesda
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Nichd
Statistics
Citations: 22
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1300/J013v44n03_05
ISSN:
03630242
e-ISSN:
15410331
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Mental Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Participants Gender
Female