Development And Validation of a Questionnaire to assess The Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour of NSS Programme Officers On ‘Common Risk Factor Approach’(CRFA-Q)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.48047/Keywords:
Questionnaire, Development, Validation, Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior, Risk factors.Abstract
Title of the Study: Development and Validation of A Questionnaire To Assess The
Knowledge, Attitude And Behaviour Of NSS Programme Officers On ‘Common Risk Factor
Approach’ (CRFA-Q)
Purpose: To develop and validate an instrument for the assessment of Knowledge, Attitude
and Behaviour of NSS Programme Officers on ‘Common Risk Factor Approach’ (CRFA-Q)
Materials and Methods: The new Questionnaire addressing above purpose was developed
using 08 academic dental public health professionals using a mixed-method approach – A
Sequential exploratory design combining qualitative-quantitative methodologies.
Results: The new semi structured, validated questionnaire was developed with 31 items
which was objectively tested and rated as having a ‘good’ face validity and further confirmed
the content validity using Aiken’s index for adequacy of the domains coverage and sufficient
number of items to adequately measure the domain of interest.
Conclusion: A new valid instrument CRFA-Q has been developed. This questionnaire
appears to be a valuable tool for the assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour of
NSS Programme Officers on ‘Common Risk Factor Approach’.
