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Reliability of an adult respiratory symptom questionnaire in a community located near a mine dump in South Africa: pilot study

Article scientifique 2016 Anglais

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Background: Pretesting a questionnaire is an important activity before the start of the main epidemiological study.Aim: The study tested the reliability (internal consistency) of the modified ATS-DLD-78 adult respiratory diseases questionnaire developed by the British Medical Research Council.Results: The questionnaire was found to be reliable and admissible with an overall Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of α = 0.74.Conclusion: The questionnaire is a reliable instrument for data collection and can be a useful tool for collecting data in a developing country. The questionnaire will be used to study the association between respiratory and cardiovascular diseases among older people and community’s proximity to mine dumps

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Nkosi, V., Voyi, K. (2016). Reliability of an adult respiratory symptom questionnaire in a community located near a mine dump in South Africa: pilot study. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajid.v31i3.85

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Vusumuzi Nkosi Kuku Voyi

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