Assessment of women's empowerment: An exploratory study to develop a valid and reliable Persian-version tool |
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| Authors: | Hassan Rafiey Mostafa Amini Rarani Narges Rouhi Esmaeil Khedmati Morasae |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Assistant Professor, Social Welfare Management Research Centre, Department of Social Welfare, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Tel: +982122180067. Email address: hassan441015@gmail.com;2. PhD in health policy, Health Management and Economics Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Tel: +983137925128. Email address: mostafaaminirarani@gmail.com;3. PhD candidate in Health in disaster and emergency, Health in disaster and emergency department, school of health management and information sciences, Iran university of medical sciences. Email address: n.roohi2013@gmail.com;4. PhD, National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, North West Coast (NIHR CLAHRC NWC), Institute of Psychology, Health, and Society, Health Services Research Department, University of Liverpool. Email address: eshmel.k@gmail.com |
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| Abstract: | AbstractLack 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. |
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| Keywords: | Factor analysis reliability validity women's empowerment |
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