IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/spr/qualqt/v57y2023i6d10.1007_s11135-023-01614-x.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Are online and face-to-face questionnaires equally valid and reliable methods of assessing preconception care?

Author

Listed:
  • Lana M. Agraib

    (Jerash University)

  • Buthaina Alkhatib

    (The Hashemite University)

  • Huda Al Hourani

    (The Hashemite University)

  • Islam Al-Shami

    (The Hashemite University)

Abstract

Face-to-face interviews using paper-based or online survey questionnaires are used interchangeably to allow the strengths of each method to complement each other. Preconception care is important for maternal and infant health. Thus, this study aims to assess the reliability and validity of a preconception care questionnaire using online and face-to-face interviews. Additionally, this study examines the preconception care status of Jordanian women of reproductive age. Online and face-to-face interview questionnaires were conducted with a random sample of Jordanian women of reproductive age (18–44 years) in a cross-sectional design between March 2022 and May 2022. A total of 1367 participants from the online questionnaire and 416 participants from the face-to-face interview questionnaire were included in this study. The preconception care questionnaire was found to be valid and reliable in both online (α = 0.874) and face-to-face (α = 0.722) interviews. Both methods showed a high prevalence of good knowledge and positive attitudes but poor practices among women between the ages of 18 and 29 years. Women aged 30–45 had poor knowledge and practices as well as negative attitudes. Married women had inadequate knowledge and practices as well as negative attitudes. While single women had good knowledge, they had negative attitudes.

Suggested Citation

  • Lana M. Agraib & Buthaina Alkhatib & Huda Al Hourani & Islam Al-Shami, 2023. "Are online and face-to-face questionnaires equally valid and reliable methods of assessing preconception care?," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 57(6), pages 5563-5576, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:qualqt:v:57:y:2023:i:6:d:10.1007_s11135-023-01614-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s11135-023-01614-x
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11135-023-01614-x
    File Function: Abstract
    Download Restriction: Access to the full text of the articles in this series is restricted.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1007/s11135-023-01614-x?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:spr:qualqt:v:57:y:2023:i:6:d:10.1007_s11135-023-01614-x. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sonal Shukla or Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.springer.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.