The Reproductive Agency Scale (RAS-17): development and validation in a cross-sectional study of pregnant Qatari and non-Qatari Arab Women

The Reproductive Agency Scale (RAS-17): development and validation in a cross-sectional study of pregnant Qatari and non-Qatari Arab Women

Abstract Background Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 prioritizes women’s empowerment and gender equality, alone and as drivers of other SDGs. Efforts to validate universal measures of women’s empowerment have eclipsed efforts to develop refined measures in local contexts and lifecycle stages. Me...

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Main Authors: Kathryn M. Yount, Laurie James-Hawkins, Hanan F. Abdul Rahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Factor analysis, measurement invariance
Qatar
Scale validation, women’s empowerment
women’s agency
Perinatal period
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-020-03205-2

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