Reliability and Validity of the Chinese Version of the Contraceptive Knowledge Assessment Scale in College Students

Abstract

Abstract Objectives: To translate and revise the Contraceptive Knowledge Assessment (CKA) scale and apply it to college students. After cross-cultural debugging of the source scale, the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the scale were tested. Study design: Based on the principle of scale introduction, the contraceptive knowledge assessment scale was translated and back-translated, and cross-cultural adjustment and revision were carried out. A survey was then conducted among 388 college students in Shanghai to test the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the CKA scale. Results: There were 22 items in the Chinese version. Factor analysis extracted 8 common factors, with a cumulative contribution rate of 58.923%. The Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.793, and the test-retest reliability Pearson correlation coefficient was 0.743. Conclusion: The Chinese version of the CKA scale has good reliability and validity and is suitable for assessing the level of contraceptive knowledge.