| Literature DB >> 27713893 |
Elham Zare1, Masoumeh Simbar2, Zohreh Shahhosseini3, Hamid Alavi Majd4.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Given the importance of adolescents' health in establishing health in the newly thriving generation of every society, the first step for adolescents' health promotion is health needs assessment. The present study was, therefore, conducted to design a valid and reliable scale for health needs assessment of male adolescents.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescents; Needs assessment; Scale; Health
Year: 2016 PMID: 27713893 PMCID: PMC5045974
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Community Based Nurs Midwifery ISSN: 2322-2476
Demographic characteristics of the adolescents in qualitative part
| Demographic Characteristics | Number(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean age | 15.5±1.2 | |
| Grade | First high school | 24 (39.4) |
| Second high school | 31 (50.8) | |
| Technical school | 6 (9.8) | |
| Father’s education | Illiterate/high school diploma | 20 (32.9) |
| Diploma | 31 (50.8) | |
| Academic education | 10 (16.3) | |
| Mother’s education | Illiterate/high school diploma | 17 (27.8) |
| Diploma | 31 (50.8) | |
| Academic education | 13 (21.4) | |
| Father’s job | Jobless | 11 (18.0) |
| Self-employment | 21 (34.2) | |
| Worker | 15 (24.9) | |
| Employee | 14 (22.9) | |
| Mother’s job | House wife | 39 (63.9) |
| Self-employment | 11 (18.0) | |
| Employee | 11 (18.1) | |
Demographic characteristics of key informant in the qualitative part
| Key informant | Age | Educational degree |
|---|---|---|
| Mother | 45 | Bachelor in art |
| Mother | 39 | Diploma |
| Father | 51 | High school diploma |
| Father | 47 | Diploma |
| Teacher | 53 | Bachelor in biology |
| Psychologist | 49 | Bachelor in psychology |
| Psychologist | 37 | Master in psychology |
| Reproductive health specialist | 54 | PhD in reproductive health |
| Pediatrician | 58 | M.D, Specialist |
Demographic characteristics of the participants in construct validity
| Demographic characteristics | Number (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | First high school | 74 (37) |
| Second high school | 83 (41.5) | |
| Technical school | 43 (21.5) | |
| Father’s education | Illiterate/high school diploma | 42 (21) |
| Diploma | 63 (31.5) | |
| Associate | 27 (13.5) | |
| Bachelor | 59 (29.5) | |
| Master/ doctor | 9 (4.5) | |
| Father’s job | Jobless | 12 (6) |
| Self-employment | 81 (40.5) | |
| Worker | 41 (20.5) | |
| Employee | 59 (29.5) | |
| Retired | 7 (3.5) | |
| Illiterate/high school diploma | 36 (18) | |
| Mother’s education degree | Diploma | 79 (39.5) |
| Associate | 33 (16,5) | |
| Bachelor | 49 (24.5) | |
| Master/ doctor | 3 (1.5) | |
| Mother’s job | House wife | 95 (47.5) |
| Self employment | 31 (15.5) | |
| Worker | 30 (15) | |
| Employee | 44 (22) | |
Figure1Data reduction process in development and psychometric assessment process.
Sample Adequacy for Factor Analysis
| Kaiser- Myer-Olkin’s test | 806 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bartlett’s Sphericity test | X2 | 6172.798 |
| Freedom degree | 1378 | |
| Significance | P<0.001 | |
Factor loading of each item in four components based on matrix rotation
| Item | Factor Loading | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To be healthy, I need…. | ||||
| Social Health Need | Psychological Health Need | Sexual Health Need | Physical Health Need | |
| Families to receive health education | 0.834 | |||
| Families able to support my financial needs | 0.812 | |||
| Teachers feeling responsible for providing education to the adolescents | 0.797 | |||
| Standard equipment and facilities at schools | 0.751 | |||
| My parents to receive child raising education | 0.745 | |||
| To choose decent friends for myself | 0.737 | |||
| The mass media to offer health education through its programs | 0.717 | |||
| Parents to control and oversee my behaviors | 0.665 | |||
| Schools to have youth advisors | 0.612 | |||
| Parents to give me conditional freedom | 0.591 | |||
| Others to respect my rights in the society | 0.586 | |||
| To include the 5 main food groups in my daily diet | 0.572 | 0.424 | ||
| To shower twice per week | 0.560 | 0.423 | ||
| Parents to have a good relationship with each other | 0.538 | |||
| To use the free services of my health insurance | 0.536 | |||
| To get 7 to 8 hours of sleep per day | 0.531 | 0.401 | ||
| Parents to treat me properly given that I’m going through puberty | 0.791 | |||
| Not to be bullied by the other boys | 0.783 | |||
| Not to be a victim of verbal abuse from the family | 0.754 | |||
| Not to be a victim of physical violence at home | 0.747 | |||
| Family to be affectionate toward me | 0.741 | |||
| To believe in my own abilities | 0.706 | |||
| Not being subject to discrimination between the children at home | 0.694 | |||
| To have a goal in life | 0.694 | |||
| To respect and value myself | 0.624 | |||
| The family to respect me | 0.623 | |||
| To be given responsibility for things I can handle | 0.601 | |||
| Not to worry about my job prospects | 0.577 | |||
| To have hope in the future | 0.520 | |||
| To have faith in God | 0.501 | |||
| To spend my weekly leisure time as I wish | 0.489 | |||
| To have access to facilities that allow me to have a productive leisure time | 0.461 | |||
| To have access to affordable facilities enabling me to have a productive leisure time | 0.441 | |||
| To receive life skill training | 0.420 | |||
| Parents to treat me properly given our generation gap | 0.412 | |||
| To be able to connect with my God | 0.402 | |||
| Parents to be able to teach me about sexual health | 0.463 | |||
| To receive training about the prevention of HIV and STDs | 0.407 | |||
| To be able to control my sexual instincts | 0.402 | |||
| The society to provide me with easy access to sexual and reproductive services | 0.401 | |||
| To receive education about tobacco, drug, alcohol and psychoactive substance abuse | 0.499 | |||
| To get dental check-ups twice every year | 0.487 | |||
| To take three meals per day | 0.465 | |||
| To have easy access to health and medical services | 0.461 | |||
| The school to provide me with sports facilities | 0.441 | |||
| To keep my environment clean | 0.432 | |||
| To take health precautions when the air is too polluted | 0.411 | |||
| To eat out as little as possible | 0.407 | |||
| To brush my teeth and floss at least once a day | 0.405 | |||
Scale Reliability
| Factors | Cronbach’s alpha |
|---|---|
| Social Health Need | 0.79 |
| Psychological Health Need | 0.73 |
| Sexual Health Need | 0.88 |
| Physical Health Need | 0.77 |
| Whole Questionnaire | 0.79 |