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Assessment of Women's Empowerment: An Exploratory Study to Develop a Valid and Reliable Persian-Version Tool Publisher Pubmed



Rafiey H1 ; Rarani MA2 ; Alipour F1 ; Rouhi N3 ; Morasae EK4
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  1. 1. Social Welfare Management Research Centre, Department of Social Welfare, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Health Management and Economics Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. School of health management and information sciences, Iran university of medical sciences., Iran
  4. 4. Institute of Psychology, Health Services Research Department, University of Liverpool, North West Coast (NIHR CLAHRC NWC), Health, and Society, United Kingdom

Source: Health Care for Women International Published:2018


Abstract

Lack of a valid and reliable women's empowerment tool was reported by previous studies in Iran. The authors of this paper, accordingly, intended to fill this gap by developing a valid questionnaire. 600 women in Dezful city, southeast of Iran, took part in the study in 2014–2015. Multistage sampling method was used to recruit the participants. Our exploratory factor analysis revealed that 18 items of the model loaded on 4 factors. Internal consistency of the questionnaire was suitable as Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.77. Considering high validity and shortness of the questionnaire, it can be used as a trustful and comprehensive tool to measure women's empowerment in future studies. © 2018, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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