1. Enhancing Healthcare Providers' Response to Gender-Based Violence: Development and Validation of an Assessment Tool Using the Modified e-Delphi Approach.
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Kulkarni N, Shaikh R, and Havaldar P
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Background Effective gender-based violence (GBV) interventions depend on precise tools to assess healthcare providers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP). This study aimed to develop and validate a culturally appropriate GBV questionnaire on the KAP of healthcare workers in India using a modified e-Delphi method. Methodology The study used a modified e-Delphi approach, conducted online, to validate a GBV questionnaire. The process included the following three rounds: content validation, quantitative validation, and finalization. It began with a literature review and questionnaire drafting in May 2022, followed by validation from September 2022 to December 2023. The expert panel included healthcare professionals, public health experts, and researchers. The questionnaire included the following four sections: demographic information, knowledge of GBV, attitudes toward GBV, and GBV-related practices. Results In Round 1, significant revisions were made to enhance relevance and clarity, including the addition of a "Don't Know" option and revisions to questions on gender roles and societal expectations. The quantitative validation of Round 2 revealed high scores for Importance (4.980), Usefulness (4.965), Relevance (4.965), Clarity (4.955), Simplicity (4.980), and Ambiguity (4.815), with all items retained and no significant modifications. In Round 3, consensus was achieved, finalizing the questionnaire with expert validation certificates, demonstrating strong reliability and contextual appropriateness. Conclusions The validated KAP questionnaire is a reliable tool for assessing healthcare providers' capacity to manage GBV. It can be used to inform and enhance interventions aimed at improving GBV management in healthcare settings., Competing Interests: Human subjects: Consent was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. Institutional Ethics Committee, KLE Jagadguru Gangadhar Mahaswamigalu Moorsavirmath Medical College issued approval JGMMMCIEC/058/2023. Animal subjects: All authors have confirmed that this study did not involve animal subjects or tissue. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: The study “Catalyzing Change: Enhancing the Capacity of Healthcare Workers to Address Violence Against Women - An Interventional Study in the Field Practice Area of KLE’s JGMM Medical College, Hubballi, Karnataka” was funded by the Research and Development Cell, KAHER, Belagavi, Karnataka, India. Financial relationships: Dr. Namratha Kulkarni Dr. Rizwana B Shaikh declare(s) a grant from Research Cell, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work., (Copyright © 2024, Kulkarni et al.)
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- 2024
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