title: Validation of the content of the prevention protocol for early sepsis caused by Streptococcus agalactiaein newborns.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to validate the content of the prevention protocol for early sepsis caused by Streptococcus agalactiaein newborns.
  
  
  METHODS
  a transversal, descriptive and methodological study, with a quantitative approach. The sample was composed of 15 judges, 8 obstetricians and 7 pediatricians. The validation occurred through the assessment of the content of the protocol by the judges that received the instrument for data collection - checklist - which contained 7 items that represent the requisites to be met by the protocol. The validation of the content was achieved by applying the Content Validity Index.
  
  
  RESULTS
  in the judging process, all the items that represented requirements considered by the protocol obtained concordance within the established level (Content Validity Index > 0.75). Of 7 items, 6 have obtained full concordance (Content Validity Index 1.0) and the feasibility item obtained a Content Validity Index of 0.93. The global assessment of the instruments obtained a Content Validity Index of 0.99.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the validation of content that was done was an efficient tool for the adjustment of the protocol, according to the judgment of experienced professionals, which demonstrates the importance of conducting a previous validation of the instruments. It is expected that this study will serve as an incentive for the adoption of universal tracking by other institutions through validated protocols.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, BR.
authors.forename: Fabiana Alves
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.affiliation: Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, BR.
authors.forename: Cláudia Fernanda de Lacerda
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, BR.
authors.forename: Ednaldo Cavalcante
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: de Araújo
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae; D013997:Time Factors