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Sasanfar B, Toorang F, Nemati S, et al. Development and validation of a knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire on nutrition-related cancer prevention for Iranian women. J Res Med Sci. 2019;24:87doi: 10.4103/jrms.JRMS_777_18.
Sasanfar, B., Toorang, F., Nemati, S., Djazayery, A., & Zendehdel, K. (2019). Development and validation of a knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire on nutrition-related cancer prevention for Iranian women. Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 2487. https://doi.org/10.4103/jrms.JRMS_777_18
Sasanfar, Bahareh, et al. "Development and validation of a knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire on nutrition-related cancer prevention for Iranian women." Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences vol. 24 (2019): 87. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/jrms.JRMS_777_18
Sasanfar B, Toorang F, Nemati S, Djazayery A, Zendehdel K. Development and validation of a knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire on nutrition-related cancer prevention for Iranian women. J Res Med Sci. 2019 Oct 25;24:87. doi: 10.4103/jrms.JRMS_777_18. eCollection 2019. PMID: 31741659; PMCID: PMC6856541.
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J Res Med Sci. 2019 Oct 25;24:87. doi: 10.4103/jrms.JRMS_777_18. eCollection 2019.

Development and validation of a knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire on nutrition-related cancer prevention for Iranian women.

Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Bahareh Sasanfar, Fatemeh Toorang, Saeed Nemati, Abolghassem Djazayery, Kazem Zendehdel

Affiliations

  1. Department of Nutrition, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
  2. Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute of Iran, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  3. Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 31741659 PMCID: PMC6856541 DOI: 10.4103/jrms.JRMS_777_18

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Designing cancer prevention programs needs information on knowledge, attitude, and practice of the community. Unfortunately, this information is not available in Iran.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: We developed a questionnaire (NUTCANKAPQ) to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of Iranian women regarding cancer prevention dietary habits. We recruited women who had referred to public health-care centers in Tehran, Iran. To assess validity, we applied face, content, and construct validity methods. We performed test-retest approaches to assess reliability, and internal consistency of the questionnaire was assessed through Cronbach's alpha and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs).

RESULTS: Qualitative content validity was carried out by an expert panel, and internal consistency was deemed satisfactory (Cronbach's alpha, >0.6). We also observed high reliability in the questionnaire (ICC = 0.85). The mean (± standard deviation) scores for knowledge, attitude, and practice of study participants were 28.3 (±14.1), 67.1 (±18.9), and 53.7 (±8.3), respectively. The result of exploratory factor analysis, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO), implied that the model was reasonably fit (KMO > 0.6). The final questionnaire included seventy items.

CONCLUSION: NUTCANKAPQ is a valid and reliable tool for the assessment of cancer-related nutrition knowledge, attitude, and practice among the Iranian population. Application of NUTCANKAPQ may provide important clues for policy-making and improvement of cancer prevention programs among the Iranian population.

Copyright: © 2019 Journal of Research in Medical Sciences.

Keywords: Attitude; knowledge; neoplasms; nutrition; practice; questionnaire; reproducibility; surveys; validity

Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

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