Gaining comprehensive data about sexual knowledge through surveys.

Area of Science:

• Reproductive Health
• Psychometrics
• Cross-cultural Adaptation

Background:

• Effective sexual health services depend on accurate data from surveys.
• Culturally insensitive questionnaires limit the availability of crucial sexual health facts.
• Developing culturally appropriate tools is essential for reliable data collection.

Purpose of the Study:

• To validate and assess the reliability of the Persian version of the Acquisition of Sexual Information Test (ASIT).
• To evaluate the cultural appropriateness of the ASIT for the Iranian context.
• To determine the suitability of ASIT for assessing sexual knowledge in Iranian women.

Main Methods:

• Forward-backward translation procedure for cultural adaptation.
• Cross-sectional study involving 30 reproductive-age women.
• Assessment of face and content validity (CVI, CVR) and test-retest reliability.

Main Results:

• The ASIT's overall relevance was rated high by 83.3% of participants, but some questions were deemed irrelevant.
• A significant proportion of questions (90%) had a Content Validity Ratio (CVR) below 0.56.
• All questions had Content Validity Index (CVI) scores below 0.7, and test-retest reliability showed a correlation of 0.85.

Conclusions:

• The Persian ASIT appears culturally inappropriate for Iranian women.
• Culturally sensitive, comprehensive, and appropriate questions are vital for assessing sexual health needs.
• The ASIT should be used cautiously in the Iranian population pending further cultural adaptation.