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Open Access 01-12-2014 | Research article

Assessing the construct validity and reliability of the parental perception on antibiotics (PAPA) scales

Authors: Arwa Alumran, Xiang-Yu Hou, Jiandong Sun, Abdullah A Yousef, Cameron Hurst

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Background

The overuse of antibiotics is becoming an increasing concern. Antibiotic resistance, which increases both the burden of disease, and the cost of health services, is perhaps the most profound impact of antibiotics overuse. Attempts have been made to develop instruments to measure the psychosocial constructs underlying antibiotics use, however, none of these instruments have undergone thorough psychometric validation. This study evaluates the psychometric properties of the Parental Perceptions on Antibiotics (PAPA) scales. The PAPA scales attempt to measure the factors influencing parental use of antibiotics in children.

Methods

1111 parents of children younger than 12 years old were recruited from primary schools’ parental meetings in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia from September 2012 to January 2013. The structure of the PAPA instrument was validated using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) with measurement model fit evaluated using the raw and scaled χ 2, Goodness of Fit Index, and Root Mean Square Error of Approximation.

Results

A five-factor model was confirmed with the model showing good fit. Constructs in the model include: Knowledge and Beliefs, Behaviors, Sources of information, Adherence, and Awareness about antibiotics resistance. The instrument was shown to have good internal consistency, and good discriminant and convergent validity.

Conclusion

The availability of an instrument able to measure the psychosocial factors underlying antibiotics usage allows the risk factors underlying antibiotic use and overuse to now be investigated.
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Metadata
Title
Assessing the construct validity and reliability of the parental perception on antibiotics (PAPA) scales
Authors
Arwa Alumran
Xiang-Yu Hou
Jiandong Sun
Abdullah A Yousef
Cameron Hurst
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-73

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