Factor Analysis of a Novel Scoring-Based Instrument on Forecasting Malaysian Travelers' Behavioral Preparedness for Travel-Related Infectious Diseases.
| Autor: | Ghazali, Muhammad Haikal, Shah, Shamsul Azhar, Mahmood, Mohd Ihsani |
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PREVENTION of communicable diseases
ATTITUDE (Psychology) CHI-squared test STATISTICAL correlation DISCRIMINANT analysis ETHNIC groups EXPERIMENTAL design FACTOR analysis FOOD habits GOODNESS-of-fit tests RESEARCH methodology RELIABILITY (Personality trait) RESEARCH evaluation RESEARCH funding RISK perception STATISTICAL sampling SCALE analysis (Psychology) TRAVEL hygiene SAMPLE size (Statistics) CROSS-sectional method RESEARCH methodology evaluation DATA analysis software DESCRIPTIVE statistics |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Travel Medicine & Global Health; Spring2018, Vol. 6 Issue 2, p54-63, 10p |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: Preparedness for the prevention of travel-related infectious diseases among Malaysian international travelers has yet to be explored. With no such data, health programs to empower travelers on behavioral responses towards travel-related illnesses will be ineffective. The current study aimed to develop and validate a new scoring-based instrument measuring Malaysian international travelers' preparedness in terms of their risk perception (RP), attitude, and practices (RisPAK-Q) towards travel-related infectious diseases using factor analysis. Methods: The newly developed instrument was tested among 200 Malaysian international travelers based on the systematic random sampling method. The number of domains, model-fit index, construct validity, and internal consistency for this instrument were determined using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Results: Twenty-two out of 34 questions were retained, and the following 5 domains were extracted: RP, pre-travel attitude (PTA), duringtravel attitude (DTA), general traveling practice, and food practice (FP). All 22 questions had factor loadings of above 0.6. All 5 domains achieved a stable model fit index with good convergent and discriminant construct validity of above 0.5 indicated by the average variance extracted (AVE) with all of the maximum shared variance (MSV) values below their corresponding AVEs. All domains also had high internal consistency with a composite reliability (CR) of above 0.7. Conclusion: The RisPAK-Q containing 22 questions in 5 domains is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring the preparedness of Malaysian travelers for travel-related infectious diseases and can be used in a subsequent larger study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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