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Table 2 Construct, domains, sources and Cronbach’s alpha of measures

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of health care providers trained in responding to violence against women: a pre- and post-intervention study

Construct

Domain

Source

Cronbach’s alpha

Knowledge (15 items total)

Clinical knowledge (9 items)

Adaptation of items from PREMIS

0.70

Ways to ask about violence (6 items)

Adaptation of items from PREMIS

0.60

Attitudes (13 items total)

Acceptability of violence (7 items)

DHS Domestic Violence Module

0.84

Attitudes towards asking about violence (6 items)

Professional Role Resistance/Fear of offending the Patients sub-scale, DVHPSS

0.71

Preparedness (15 items)

Individual preparedness (9 items)

Adaptation of items from DVHPSS and PREMIS

0.93

System-level preparedness (6 items)

Adaptation of items from DVHPSS

0.72