Validation of the Arabic and French Versions of a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Questionnaire on Tranquilizer Misuse

Narmeen Mallah, Rubén Rodríguez-Cano, Danielle A. Badro, Adolfo Figueiras, Francisco Caamaño-Isorna and Bahi Takkouche
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Narmeen Mallah: Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Rubén Rodríguez-Cano: PROMENTA Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway
Danielle A. Badro: Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Science and Technology, Beirut 1100, Lebanon
Adolfo Figueiras: Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Francisco Caamaño-Isorna: Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Bahi Takkouche: Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 21, 1-12

Abstract: Tranquilizer misuse is an emerging international public health concern. The psychosocial determinants of this misuse remain understudied. Instruments to measure the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) of tranquilizer misuse are unavailable, except for a recently published questionnaire validated in the Spanish language. We translated the KAP questionnaire into Arabic and French, adapted it and undertook a complete validation procedure in the general adult population in Lebanon. The content validity indicators were good: item content validity index ranged between 0.89 and 1.00, the content validity index scale average was ?0.95 and the modified Kappa statistic for each of the KAP items was equal to I-CVI. The intra-class correlation coefficient values ( n = 100) were ?0.62 for all Knowledge and Attitudes items, demonstrating the item reliability. Confirmatory factorial analysis ( n = 1450) showed that the selected model of Knowledge and Attitude constructs has adequate fit indicators and encompassed three factors that showed acceptable internal reliability: Knowledge (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.72), personal Attitudes towards tranquilizers (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.79) and Attitudes towards healthcare providers (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.65). The Arabic/French questionnaire was highly accepted, with a response rate of 95.72% and item non-response rate ?3.6%. The availability of a cross-cultural adapted and multilingual validated questionnaire would stimulate research on tranquilizer misuse.

Keywords: Arabic; French; knowledge; attitudes and practices; misuse; questionnaire validation; tranquilizers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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