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Development and Validation of a Veterinary Public Health Competency Scale for Veterinary Students within the One
Kamber Kasali1, Muhammet Furkan Sarialioglu2, Cihan Oz3
1Atatürk University Residences, Block 3, Floor 3, Apartment 5, 25240 Yakutiye, Erzurum, Turkey.
Journal of Veterinary Medical Education
|May 19, 2026
Summary
A new scale assesses veterinary students' One Health competency, covering zoonotic diseases, biosecurity, and antimicrobial resistance. This tool enhances veterinary public health education and aligns training with global priorities.
Area of Science:
- Veterinary Public Health
- One Health Education
- Psychometric Scale Development
Background:
- Assessing veterinary students' competency in One Health is crucial for addressing global health challenges.
- Existing assessment tools may not comprehensively cover knowledge and attitudes related to zoonotic diseases, biosecurity, and antimicrobial resistance within the One Health framework.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a reliable and comprehensive scale to evaluate veterinary students' competency in One Health.
- To assess knowledge and professional attitudes/perceptions regarding key One Health components in veterinary public health.
Main Methods:
- Generated an initial item pool of 97 statements, refined to a 56-item scale after expert review and pilot testing.
- Collected data from 227 veterinary students in Turkey.
- Conducted psychometric analyses including content validity, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and internal consistency testing.
Main Results:
- Exploratory factor analysis identified a five-factor structure (zoonoses, biosecurity/antimicrobial resistance, VPH responsibilities, inter-institutional collaboration, One Health), explaining 60.3% of variance.
- Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed good model fit and the scale demonstrated excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.954).
- High item-total correlations and factor loadings indicated solid construct validity.
Conclusions:
- The developed 56-item scale is a psychometrically sound instrument for assessing One Health competency in Turkish veterinary education.
- The scale contributes to aligning veterinary training with global One Health priorities.
- Further cross-cultural validation is needed to enhance generalizability beyond the specific institutional and cultural context.
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