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Problems translating a questionnaire in a cross-cultural setting.

J A Lee1, S J More, B S Cotiw-an

  • 1School of Veterinary Science and Animal Production, University of Queensland, Kenmore, Australia.

Preventive Veterinary Medicine
|August 17, 1999
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Translating veterinary epidemiological questionnaires requires careful verification. Back-translation and pilot-testing identified errors in 37% of questions, improving overall data accuracy.

Area of Science:

  • Veterinary Epidemiology
  • Cross-cultural Research Methods

Background:

  • Questionnaires are essential tools in veterinary epidemiology.
  • Cross-cultural studies face challenges with questionnaire translation.
  • Accurate data collection relies on well-designed and translated instruments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess translation as a source of error in a veterinary epidemiological questionnaire.
  • To quantify translation errors in a study of smallholder pig raisers in the Philippines.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of verification procedures in improving questionnaire validity.

Main Methods:

  • A questionnaire with 120 questions was developed for data entry into 361 fields.
  • Translation verification involved back-translation and pilot-testing.

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  • Errors were categorized as literal translation, omission, or mistranslation.

    • Main Results:

    • Errors were found in 44 (37%) of the questions.
    • These errors affected data for 147 (41%) data-entry fields.
    • Verification procedures significantly enhanced the questionnaire's internal validity.

    Conclusions:

    • Translation is a significant potential source of error in veterinary epidemiological questionnaires.
    • Rigorous verification methods like back-translation and pilot-testing are crucial.
    • Implementing these procedures improves the internal validity of translated questionnaires for veterinary research.