The Quality of the Thai version of Knowledge, Attitude, Behaviours Among Fathers Toward 6-month Exclusive Breastfeeding Questionnaires
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6-month exclusive breastfeeding, husband, knowledge, attitude, involvement , translation processAbstract
This study was a cross – sectional descriptive research, and aimed to develop and test the quality of the Thai version of knowledge, attitude, behaviour among fathers toward 6-month exclusive breastfeeding questionnaires. The English version of three questionnaires developed by Bich including three questionnaires: 1) the Father Breastfeeding Knowledge Questionnaire (FBKQ), 2) the Father Breastfeeding Attitude Questionnaire (FBAQ), and 3) the Father Involvement in Breastfeeding Questionnaires (FIBQ) were translated into Thai language. The developing step and testing the quality of questionnaires step were conducted. The backward translation process and reliability testing with monolingual fathers were conducted during September-October 2020. The monolingual fathers were 30 husbands who came to visit the his wife in postpartum units at Srinagarind hospital and Khon Kaen hospital. The results showed that the content and the semantic of the FBKQ, the FBAQ, and the FIBQ Thai version were obviously equivalent to original version. The average score of semantic equivalence was 1-2 points. The reliability was analyzed using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of the Thai versions of FBKQ, FBAQ, and FIBQ were .815, .882, and .939 respectively. The findings suggested that the Thai version of three questionnaires can be used to assess the levels of knowledge, attitude, and behaviour of father during 6-month breastfeeding period.
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