Abstract

CASTRO-MORENO, Carlos Alberto et al. Cross-cultural Adaptation of a Scale About Knowledge and Attitudes of Contraceptive Methods in Adolescents, from the Peruvian to Colombian Cultural Context. Rev. Fac. Cienc. Tecnol. [online]. 2023, n.53, pp.121-138.  Epub Jan 01, 2023. ISSN 0121-3814.  https://doi.org/10.17227/ted.num53-12777.

Currently sexual and reproductive education continues to be a taboo in some families, consequently, the responsibility of comprehensive sexuality education has been transmitted to schools. This education includes the family planning component, which must be approached in a timely manner, considering that in Colombia, the beginning of sexual activity occurs between approximately 14 and 15 years of age. An objective measurement of deficiencies in terms of sexual and reproductive education in adolescents can be obtained through scales with adequate psychometric characteristics. Therefore, the objective of this research article was to culturally adapt a validated Peruvian scale of knowledge and attitudes about contraceptive methods in adolescents. The methodology to carry out the adaptation process began with the authorization for the use of the scale by its authors, later a first focus group was carried out, the suggested modifications were notified, and when they were accepted a second focus group was carried out and the final version was built in Colombian Spanish. Ten high school students from two official schools in Bogotá were included; most of the suggested changes were due to unknown words, difficulties in understanding wording and interpretation problems. Finally, the modified scale can be considered for use in Colombia, considering that the cultural adaptation process was carried out in a school population. The importance of having the authorization of the authors of the scale and ideally adapting validated scales in populations with similar characteristics is emphasized.

Keywords : knowledge; adolescent; contraceptive agents; scale; cross-cultural adaptation; sexual education.

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