Development and validation protocol for an instrument to measure household water insecurity across cultures and ecologies: the Household Water InSecurity Experiences (HWISE) Scale.

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dc.contributor.authorYoung, SL
dc.contributor.authorCollins, SM
dc.contributor.authorBoateng, GO
dc.contributor.authorNeilands, TB
dc.contributor.authorJamaluddine, Z
dc.contributor.authorMiller, JD
dc.contributor.authorThe HWISE Research Coordination Network
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-29T14:34:13Z
dc.date.available2022-08-29T14:34:13Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionScholarly articleen_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: A wide range of water-related problems contribute to the global burden of disease. Despite the many plausible consequences for health and well-being, there is no validated tool to measure individual- or household-level water insecurity equivalently across varying cultural and ecological settings. Accordingly, we are developing the Household Water Insecurity Experiences (HWISE) Scale to measure household-level water insecurity in multiple contexts. Methods and analysis: After domain specification and item development, items were assessed for both content and face validity. Retained items are being asked in surveys in 28 sites globally in which water-related problems have been reported (eg, shortages, excess water and issues with quality), with a target of at least 250 participants from each site. Scale development will draw on analytic methods from both classical test and item response theories and include item reduction and factor structure identification. Scale evaluation will entail assessments of reliability, and predictive, convergent, and discriminant validity, as well as the assessment of differentiation between known groups. Ethics and dissemination: Study activities received necessary ethical approvals from institutional review bodies relevant to each site. We anticipate that the final HWISE Scale will be completed by late 2018 and made available through open-access publication. Associated findings will be disseminated to public health professionals, scientists, practitioners and policymakers through peer-reviewed journals, scientific presentations and meetings with various stakeholders. Measures to quantify household food insecurity have transformed policy, research and humanitarian aid efforts globally, and we expect that an analogous measure for household water insecurity will be similarly impactful.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipIMMANAen_US
dc.identifier.citationYoung SL, Collins SM, Boateng GO, Neilands TB, Jamaluddine Z, Miller JD et al on behalf of the HWISE Research Coordination Network*. Development and validation protocol for an instrument to measure household water insecurity across cultures and ecologies: the Household Water InSecurity Experiences (HWISE) Scale. BMJ Open 2019;9:e023558. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023558en_US
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023558
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/11113
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMJ Openen_US
dc.subjectHousehold water insecurityen_US
dc.subjectglobal healthen_US
dc.subjectScale developmenten_US
dc.subjectDiseaseen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINE::Social medicineen_US
dc.titleDevelopment and validation protocol for an instrument to measure household water insecurity across cultures and ecologies: the Household Water InSecurity Experiences (HWISE) Scale.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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