Development and psychometric testing of the Antenatal Care Scale within the context of the Theory of Planned Behaviour
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Emel Taşçı-Duran1, Sukran Ozkahraman
1Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey. tasciemel@gmail.com
Objective:
To develop an instrument based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to determine the attitudes and intentions of women towards receiving antenatal care.
Design:
This methodological study was carried out at health centres in Isparta, Turkey.
Methods:
266 pregnant women who were able to communicate, did not have a systemic disease, and who volunteered to participate were included in this study. They were chosen by a random sampling method. A Likert-type scale composed of six subfactors and 26 items was used.
Results:
Cronbach's α for the Antenatal Care Scale (ANCS) was 0.96, and values for the six subfactors were between 0.88 and 0.94.
Conclusions:
The ANCS was found to be a valid and reliable instrument to determine the attitudes and intentions of women towards receiving antenatal care.
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