Evaluation of the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy in a United States population of women

Autor: Sadia Haider, Philip D. Darney, Jody Steinauer, Diane Morof, Sonia Liu, Geraldine Barrett
Přispěvatelé: Hempel, Susanne
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
Předmět:
Pregnancy prevention methods
Epidemiology
Reproduction (economics)
Distribution (economics)
lcsh:Medicine
ComputingMilieux_LEGALASPECTSOFCOMPUTING
Intention
Reproductive health and childbirth
Abortion
Pregnancy
Surveys and Questionnaires
Termination of Pregnancy
lcsh:Science
License
Epidemiological Methods
education.field_of_study
Principal Component Analysis
Multidisciplinary
Pregnancy
Unplanned
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Middle Aged
Abortion Applicants
Contraception
Medicine
Female
Public Health
Behavioral and Social Aspects of Health
Childbearing plans
Research Article
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Psychometrics
Adolescent
Clinical Research Design
General Science & Technology
Population
Unintended pregnancy
Young Adult
The London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP)
Clinical Research
medicine
Humans
education
Biology
Gynecology
Measure (data warehouse)
Population Biology
business.industry
lcsh:R
United States
Social Epidemiology
Logistic Models
Good Health and Well Being
Law
Women's Health
lcsh:Q
Preventive Medicine
Attribution
business
Unplanned
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 4, p e35381 (2012)
PloS one, vol 7, iss 4
PLoS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Copyright @ 2012 Morof et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Objective: To evaluate the reliability and validity of the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (a U.K.-developed measure of pregnancy intention), in English and Spanish translation, in a U.S. population of women. Methods: A psychometric evaluation study of the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP), a six-item, self-completion paper measure was conducted with 346 women aged 15–45 who presented to San Francisco General Hospital for termination of pregnancy or antenatal care. Analyses of the two language versions were carried out separately. Reliability (internal consistency) was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha and item-total correlations. Test-retest reliability (stability) was assessed using weighted Kappa. Construct validity was assessed using principal components analysis and hypothesis testing. Results: Psychometric testing demonstrated that the LMUP was reliable and valid in both U.S. English (alpha = 0.78, all item-total correlations .0.20, weighted Kappa = 0.72, unidimensionality confirmed, hypotheses met) and Spanish translation (alpha = 0.84, all item-total correlations .0.20, weighted Kappa = 0.77, unidimensionality confirmed, hypotheses met). Conclusion: The LMUP was reliable and valid in U.S. English and Spanish translation and therefore may now be used with U.S. women. The study was funded by an anonymous donation.
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