Validation of the Italian version of the SexContraKnow instrument.

Q2 Medicine Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI:10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2022.63.4.2676

Valentina Rossi, Francesca Napolitano, Mark Hayter, Roger Watson, Michela Calzolari, Giuseppe Aleo, Milko Zanini, Gianluca Catania, Loredana Sasso, Annamaria Bagnasco

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Introduction: A large proportion of all pregnancies worldwide occur in young adolescent women, and almost all these pregnancies are unintentional. To address effective educational interventions, it is necessary to assess adolescents' literacy on this topic. The aim of this study was to translate and validate the Italian version of the SexContraKnow instrument.

Methods: This was a methodological study. The validation of the instrument was performed following the EORTC Quality of Life Group translation procedure. The process consisted of four phases: translation, content validation, face validation, and pilot test. Data were collected between May and September 2021. The STROBE guidelines were followed for this study.

Results: After performing forward and backward translations, we evaluated content validity (Scale-Content Validity Index = 0.91) and face validity. We then conducted a pilot test, test re-test, with 10 students (Cronbach α = 0.928; Pearson's R = 0.991).

Conclusion: The Italian Version of the SexContraKnow instrument has a good level of validation and reliability and can be effectively used by nurses to assess adolescents' literacy about the use of contraceptives and to develop targeted educational interventions. This instrument will help to evaluate the effectiveness of education programmes about health literacy about safe sex and contraception. The attention of nurses should be actively directed towards the process of health literacy among adolescents, in the perspective of a society focused on the empowerment of the population.

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意大利版SexContraKnow仪器的验证。

在全世界所有怀孕中，有很大一部分发生在年轻的少女中，而且几乎所有这些怀孕都是无意的。为了解决有效的教育干预，有必要评估青少年对这一主题的读写能力。本研究的目的是翻译和验证意大利语版本的SexContraKnow仪器。方法:采用方法学研究。仪器的验证按照EORTC生活质量小组翻译程序进行。该过程包括四个阶段:翻译，内容验证，面部验证和试点测试。数据收集于2021年5月至9月。本研究遵循STROBE指南。结果:在进行正向和反向翻译后，我们评估了内容效度(量表-内容效度指数= 0.91)和面效度。然后，我们对10名学生进行了先导测试、测试再测试(Cronbach α = 0.928;Pearson’s R = 0.991)。结论:意大利语版的SexContraKnow量表具有良好的验证度和信度，可有效地用于护士对青少年避孕药具使用素养的评估，并制定有针对性的教育干预措施。这一文书将有助于评估有关安全性行为和避孕的健康知识教育方案的有效性。从注重赋予人口权力的社会角度来看，护士应积极关注青少年的保健知识普及进程。

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