Adoption and standardization of attitude scale for polio framed on oversees population from underdeveloped area of West Bengal
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2023-05
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Medip Academy
Abstract
Background: Study revealed fear from polio vaccination programme yet not completely has eradicated from the minds of immigrated communities resides in backward areas of Bengal. Due that, pre-established attitude tool was adopted for the formation of new tool for targeted population. Methods: Interestingly, attitude tool found almost similar result after 5 years of its first administration (on minorities). Foundation of tool was set on 3-point Likert type scaling style. Classical test theory (CTT) was followed in which popularity index and discrimination index were taken for item-analysis for pilot study. Results: CTT rejects 6 items and test-retest reliability with high r value 0.94 suggests the tool has excellent reliability. Standardized tool finally comes in 31 items with 9 different dimensions. Conclusions: CTT method as handy method for small sample item-analysis where popularity index and discrimination index used to refine values on which item-total correlation was administered on Pearson抯 correlation at 99% confidence interval. Application of the same tool after some years in CTT method in constructing attitude tool have successfully applied.
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Attitude scale, Classical test theory, Polio
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Sen Gupta T., Malik A., Ali M. A., Sikdar D. P.. Adoption and standardization of attitude scale for polio framed on oversees population from underdeveloped area of West Bengal. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2023 May; 10(5): 1768-1774