title: Validity and reliability of the Malay version of WHO Women's Health and Life Experiences Questionnaire.
abstract: The Women's Health and Life Experiences questionnaire measures the prevalence, health implications, and risk factors for domestic violence. This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the validity and reliability of the Malay version of World Health Organization (WHO) Women's Health and Life Experiences Questionnaire. Construct validity and reliability assessment of the Malay version of the questionnaire was done on 20 specific items that measure four types of intimate partner violence (IPV) act; controlling behaviors (CB), emotional violence (EV), physical violence (PV), and sexual violence (SV), which were considered as the domains of interest. Face-to-face interviewing method was used for data collection. A total of 922 women completed the interviews. The results showed that exploratory factor analysis of four factors with eigenvalues above 1 accounted for 63.83% of the variance. Exploratory factor analysis revealed that all items loaded above 0.40 and the majority of items loaded on factors that were generally consistent with the proposed construct. The internal consistency reliability was good. The Cronbach's α values ranged from 0.767 to 0.858 across domains. The Malay version of WHO Women's Health and Life Experiences Questionnaire is a valid and reliable measure of women's health and experiences of IPV in Malaysia.
authors.affiliation: School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia. fizah@kb.usm.my
authors.forename: Norkhafizah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saddki
authors.forename: Zaharah
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sulaiman
authors.forename: Siti Hawa
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Tengku Nur Fadzilah
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Tengku Hassan
authors.forename: Sarimah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.forename: Azriani
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ab Rahman
authors.forename: Tengku Alina
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Tengku Ismail
authors.forename: Rohana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abdul Jalil
authors.forename: Zabedah
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Baharudin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008296:Malaysia; D008875:Middle Aged; D012742:Sex Offenses; D012747:Sexual Partners; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Malay; Women’s Health and Life Experiences Questionnaire; reliability; validity