Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the sexual and reproductive health needs assessment questionnaire

ABSTRACT

No tools to assess women's general sexual and reproductive health needs have been validated in the Iranian context. This study in Sari in Mazandaran province of the Islamic Republic of Iran was conducted to evaluate the psychometric properties of a Persian version of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs Assessment Questionnaire [first developed for the International Organization for Migration and United Nations Population Fund]. The Persian version of the questionnaire was found to have adequate face and content validity [quantitative and qualitative] for assessing sexual and reproductive health needs among women [content validity index = 0.88]. The test-retest reliability showed that, except for the domain of sexually transmitted infections, all domains of the questionnaire had an acceptable reliability [intra-class correlation coefficients > 0.5]. This questionnaire is a valid tool for assessing the sexual and reproductive health needs of Iranian women and planning/designing strategies to meet them