Table 1 Characteristic of the scales used in the review
Study, author, country | N | Study characteristics | No. of scale items | Methods of data collection | Reliability and validityproperties discussed Yes/No | Duration of scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allender et al. 2011, Sri Lanka [8] | 4485 | >18 yrs male and female | 10 | Interviewer –administered questionnaire for individual level and personal/telephone interview for village heads for community level | No | Not given |
Vavken et al. 2011, Austria [35] | 14,507 | Mean age 36 yrs | Not given | Survey | No | Not given |
6569 men | 45% male | |||||
55% female | ||||||
7938 women | ||||||
Jones-Smith et al. 2010, China [34] | 218 provinces in China | 12 | Individual, household and community level surveys | Yes | Data from survey used to construct the scale | |
Antai et al. 2010, Nigeria [37] | Children born to 2118 mothers | Children under 5 yrs | Scale measured urban area disadvantage and not urbanicity | Data from 2003 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey used | No | Not given |
Monda et al. 2007, China [23] | 8760 | Men and women aged between 18 and 55 | 10 items | Data derived from CHNS survey | No | Not given |
Van de Poel et al. 2009, China [17] | 6484 | >16 years | Not mentioned | Individual and community surveys | Yes | no |
Allender et al. 2010, India [19] | 3705 | Men and women aged 15 – 64 years | 7 | Individual and household surveys | Only face validity discussed | Not given |
Dahly et al. 2007, Phillipines [3] | 3327 | Any woman giving birth between May 1 1983 to April 30 1984 | 7 | Individual and community surveys | Yes | Not given |
McDade et al. 2001, Phillipines [4] | 3327 | Pregnant women | Not mentioned | Individual, household and community surveys | No | no |
Liu et al. 2003, China [36] | 33,404 individuals | Mean age 28.9 years | Not mentioned | Individual and household surveys | No | no |
Van de Poel et al. 2012, China [20] | 31,333 person-wave observations across 5 waves | Not specified | Adapted from Van de Poel 2009 | Individual and community surveys (with community heads) | No | Not given |