title: Validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the female genital self-image scale.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Female genital self-image is significantly related to female sexual function. It has been inadequately investigated in Egypt.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To translate the original English version of the Female Genital Self-Image Scale (FGSIS) into Arabic and validate the Arabic version (AVFGSIS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Validation was carried out for the aspects of face, content, and criterion (concurrent) validity. Studies on test-retest reliability and internal consistency were conducted using Cronbach's alpha and Pearson correlation, respectively.
  
  
  METHODS
  Main outcome measures were the validity and reliability of the AVFGSIS and its domains. Correlations between domain scores on the AVFGSIS and the Arabic version of the Female Sexual Function Index (AVFSFI) were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 244 married women aged 18-60 years participated in this study. There was a high test-retest correlation (r > 0.8). The AVFGSIS was found to have good face and content validity as a whole and for each domain. Significant positive correlations were observed with each domain of the AVFSFI: desire (r = 0.815), arousal (r = 0.861), lubrication (r = 0.855), orgasm (r = 0.820), satisfaction (r = 0.832), and pain (r = 0.884) (all P < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The AVFGSIS is not only valid but also reliable, as much so as the original English version. In addition, female genital self-image was found to be significantly related to female sexual function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Sexology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
authors.forename: Ghada Farouk Abd El-Kaream
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.forename: Haydy
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hassan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D004534:Egypt; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D008875:Middle Aged; D009948:Orgasm; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Arabic; Female Genital Self-Image Scale; Female Sexual Dysfunction; Sexual Well-Being