Table 3 Components of original SVI, SVI-Kenya draft, and SVI-Kenya final version with scores from ranking process
From: Adaptation of a social vulnerability index for measuring social frailty among East African women
Domain | Original SVI by Andrew, et al. | SVI-Kenya draft from October 2019 | SVI-Kenya final | Average importance rating (Range 1-5) | Ranking within domain |
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Barriers: Physical impairment | Does your hearing cause difficulty when you visit with friends? | Does your hearing cause difficulty when you visit with friends? | 1.67 | 5.17 | |
Are you able to read? | 1.83 | 4.67 | |||
Are you able to see well enough to recognize a friend across a street? | Are you able to see well enough to recognize a friend across a street? b | 2.17 |
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Barriers: Physical safety | Have you experienced any physical violence at home? | Have you experienced any physical violence at home? | 1.17 | 2.00 | |
Do you feel safe at home? | Do you feel safe at home? | 1.83 | 3.00 | ||
Do you feel you have control over things that happen to you? | Do you feel you have control over things that happen to you? | 1.5 | 4.00 | ||
Do you feel safe in your neighborhood? b | 2.17 |
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Do you think most people can be trusted? | Do you think most people can be trusted? b | 2.83 |
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Support from family | Do you live alone? | Do you live alone? | Do you live alone? | 1.5 | 1.00 |
How many relatives do you see at least once a month? | How many relatives do you see at least once a month? | How many relatives do you see at least once a month? | 1.83 | 2.00 | |
What is your marital status? a | -- | -- | |||
Do you live in an old people’s home? b | 2.67 | 2 | |||
Group participation | Do you participate in any groups? | Do you participate in any social groups, such as “merry-go-rounds”? | Do you participate in any social groups, such as “merry-go-rounds”? | 1.67 | 1.50 |
How often do you attend religious services? | How often do you attend religious services? | 1.83 | 2.50 | ||
Do you do any regular work, whether volunteer or paid?a | -- | -- | |||
Instrumental support | If you were sick, is there someone who could take you to see a doctor? | If you were sick, is there someone who could take you to see a doctor? | 1.5 | 1.50 | |
Do you have anyone to help with things like shopping or picking up medications? | Do you have anyone you can send for shopping or picking up medicine when you need it? | Do you have anyone you can send for shopping or picking up medicine when you need it? | 1.83 | 2.67 | |
Are you able to find somebody to help with daily chores when needed? | If there is something you need help with at home, are you able to get help? b | 2.7 | -- | ||
Could you find someone to care for your house or belongings if needed? | In an emergency or if you are not around, can you have someone take care of your belongings? b | 2.17 | -- | ||
Emotional support | Do you feel loved? | Do you feel loved? | 1.83 | 2.17 | |
Do you have somebody to talk to about important decisions? | Are there people (relatives, neighbors, friends) who you can talk to about important decisions? | Are there people you can talk to about important decisions? | 1.67 | 3.17 | |
Do you know somebody you can turn to with a personal problem? | Do you know somebody you can turn to with a personal problem? | Do you know somebody you can turn to with a personal problem? | 1.33 | 3.67 | |
When you are lonely, do you have someone to talk to? | When you are lonely, do you have someone to talk to? | When you are lonely, do you have someone to talk to? | 1 | 4.67 | |
How many people do you feel close to? | How many people do you feel close to? | 1.67 | 5.17 | ||
How often do you meet or talk with family or friends? | How often do you meet with or talk to family or friends? | 1.67 | 5.67 | ||
Is there at least one person whose advice you trust? | Is there at least one person whose advice you listen to and respect? | 1.83 | 6.33 | ||
Do other people talk to you about decisions important to them? | Are there people (relatives, neighbors, friends) who come to you for advice? b | 2.83 | -- | ||
How many close friends do you have? a | 1.67 | -- | |||
Financial security | Do you feel that your income is enough to do all your expenses and save? | Do you feel your income is enough to do all your expenses and save? | 1.17 | 3.17 | |
Are you medically covered? | Are you medically covered? | 1 | 3.83 | ||
Do you receive a pension or other regular income? | 1.17 | 4.30 | |||
In the last 12 months, how often did you run out of money for your basic needs? | In the last 12 months, how often did you run out of money for your basic needs? | 1.67 | 4.50 | ||
In the last 12 months, how often have you had to borrow money from a friend or relative to survive financially? | 1.83 | 5.33 | |||
Approximately how much income does your household have each month? | Approximately how much income does your household have each month? | 1 | 5.67 | ||
Do you receive any services from the government? | 1.67 | 5.67 | |||
In the past four weeks, did you go to sleep at night hungry because there was not enough food? | 1.33 | 6.17 | |||
Would you say that financially your future is secure or uncertain? | 1.5 | 6.30 |