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Assessing the Psychometric and Ecometric Properties of Neighborhood Scales in Developing Countries: SaA(0)de em Beaga Study, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2008-2009
Journal of urban health, v 90(2), pp 246-261
01 Apr 2013
PMID: 22692842
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Abstract
Although specific measurement instruments are necessary to better understand the relationship between features of neighborhoods and health, very few studies have developed instruments to measure neighborhood features in developing countries. The objective of the study was to develop valid and reliable measures of neighborhood context useful in a Latin American urban context, assess their psychometric and ecometric properties, and examine individual and neighborhood-level predictors of these measures. We analyzed data from a multistage household survey (2008-2009) conducted in Belo Horizonte City by the Observatory for Urban Health. One adult in each household was selected to answer a questionnaire that included scales to measure neighborhood domains. Census tracts were used to proxy neighborhoods. Internal consistency was evaluated by Cronbach's alpha, and multilevel models were used to estimate ecometric properties and to estimate associations of neighborhood measures with socioeconomic indicators. The final sample comprised 4048 survey respondents representing 149 census tracts. We assessed ten neighborhood environment dimensions: public services, aesthetic quality, walking environment, safety, violence, social cohesion, neighborhood participation, neighborhood physical disorder, neighborhood social disorder, and neighborhood problems. Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranged from 0.53 to 0.83; intraneighborhood correlations ranged from 0.02 to 0.53, and neighborhood reliability varied from 0.76 to 0.99. Most scales were associated with individual and neighborhood socioeconomic predictors. Questionnaires can be used to reliably measure neighborhood contexts in developing countries.
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- Title
- Assessing the Psychometric and Ecometric Properties of Neighborhood Scales in Developing Countries: SaA(0)de em Beaga Study, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2008-2009
- Creators
- Amelia Augusta de Lima Friche - Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisAna V. Diez-Roux - University of MichiganCibele Comini Cesar - Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisCesar Coelho Xavier - Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisFernando Augusto Proietti - Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisWaleska Teixeira Caiaffa - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Publication Details
- Journal of urban health, v 90(2), pp 246-261
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 16
- Grant note
- Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES); Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES) 409688/2006-1 / CNPq; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPQ) 00677-08 / FAPEMIG-CDS APQ Department of Health and Human Services/National Institute of Health R03TW008105 / FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Fogarty International Center (FIC) FNS)-25000.102984/2006-97/Brazil / National Health Fund 1R03TY008105-01 / Fogarty International Center; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Fogarty International Center (FIC) National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPQ)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000316759600006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84876293888
- Other Identifier
- 991020112277204721
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