Quality assessment of abortion care from the users’ perspective: dimensional structure of the QualiAborto-Pt questionnaire
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Authors
Aquino, Estela M. L.
Reichenheim, Michael
Menezes, Greice M. S.
Araújo, Thália Velho Barreto de
Alves, Maria Teresa Seabra Soares Britto e
Alves, Sandra Valongueiro
Almeida, Maria-da-Conceição C.
Issue Date
2020-02
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Induced Abortion , Health Services Research , Surveys and Questionnaires , Reproducibility of Results , Women’s Health
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Abstract
Abortion complications are a major public health problem, and studies to assess the quality of abortion care require adequate measurement tools. This study is a continuation of such an instrument’s refinement, the QualiAborto-Pt questionnaire. Using data from a survey of 2,336 women hospitalized for abortion complications in 19 hospitals in three state capitals in Northeast Brazil (Salvador – Bahia, Recife – Pernambuco, and São Luís – Maranhão), we implemented a series of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses based on a 55-item prototype. The analyses indicate a structure with 17 items in five dimensions: reception, orientation, inputs/physical environment, technical quality, and continuity of care. All the items in the final model displayed acceptable reliability, absence of content redundancy, and factor specificity, as well as theoretical consistency with the respective dimensions. The solution also shows discriminant factor validity. Despite some persistent issues for further analysis and clarification, this version merits recommendation for use in Brazil.
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Citation
Aquino, E. M. L., Reichenheim, M., Menezes, G. M. S., Araújo, T. V. B. de, Alves, M. T. S. S. B. E., Alves, S. V., & Almeida, M. da C. C. (2020). Quality assessment of abortion care from the users’ perspective: dimensional structure of the QualiAborto-Pt questionnaire. Cadernos de Saude Publica, 36Suppl 1(Suppl 1), e00197718. https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-311X00197718
Publisher
Cadernos de Saúde Pública