Table 4 Second round validation of HIV-SM LMIC tool and items selection
Code | CVI | Final decision | Qualitative reasons or comments |
|---|---|---|---|
CCS1 | 0.89 | Delete | It will be affected by time. The patient may not face these symptoms at time of assessment, but this doesn’t mean that it did not occur previously or will not occur in the future |
CCS2 | 0.89 | Delete | Side effects depend on the types of medicine |
CP1 | 0.89 | Keep & revise | The patient might not be completely aware what the standards of service are and as such might under or overestimate the HF services. Translation problem |
CS3 | 1.00 | Keep | |
CS5 | 0.89 | Keep & revise | Make all questions for both sex? Translation problem |
CIF2 | 1.00 | Keep | |
CIF3 | 0.78 | Keep | |
CIF6 | 1.00 | Keep & revise | Need explanation in brackets.—physically active. Translation problem |
PKB3 | 1.00 | Keep & revise | Question might need some sort of reference line be it in utility or outcome as it bares to be more subjective |
PKB4 | 1.00 | Keep & revise | What does it mean? I mean what is expected to know from the user side? |
PKB6 | 0.78 | Keep & revise | How does this go with measuring knowledge and belief? Translation problem |
PR8 | 1.00 | Keep | |
PR10 | 0.89 | Delete | Merge with PR8 |
PRN11 | 1.00 | Keep & revise | Would trust always be a good way to note agreement, acceptance, or utility? Translation problem |
PSF1 | 0.89 | Keep & revise | This is more inclined to social capital, than social facilitation/support. Translation problem |
PSF3 | 1.00 | Keep | |
PSR1 | 0.78 | Keep & revise | Means? By themselves or by someone? |
PSR2 | 1.00 | Keep | |
PSR4 | 1.00 | Keep & revise | Maybe a way to quantify missed dose frequencies might be helpful |
PSR5 | 0.89 | Keep & revise | Patients may start-stop-start their medication? If not, asking the frequency may be less relevant |
PSR12 | 0.89 | Keep | |
PSR14 | 1.00 | Keep & revise | Translation problem and not clear |
PSR18 | 1.00 | Keep & revise | Translation issues and important to elaborate what types for spirituality |
PSR23 | 1.00 | Keep & revise | Not a simple item? |
PSMB1 | 0.89 | Keep & revise | “The knowledge of your current condition” is not clear and translation problem |
PSMB2 | 0.78 | Keep | |
PSMB4 | 0.67 | Delete | Redundant |
PSMB7 | 1.00 | Keep & revise | What type of discipline is needed to do exercise? Translation problem |
PSMB8 | 1.00 | Keep | |
PSMB12 | 1.00 | Keep | |
PSMB14 | 0.67 | Delete | Redundant |
PSMB15 | 1.00 | Keep & revise | Add the example listed in Amharic version to English version? Translation problem |
PSMB19 | 1.00 | Keep | |
PSMB21 | 1.00 | Keep | |
PSMB22 | 1.00 | Keep | |
PSMB23 | 1.00 | Keep & revise | Quantification appears vague |
PSMB24 | 0.89 | Keep |