Why the study?
Does the Urdu translation of the MSPSS demonstrate valid psychometric properties in a rural Pakistani antenatal population?
Population
325 antenatal women registered with 'Lady Health Workers' in the Kallar Circle of Rawalpindi district
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
pre- and postnatally
Authors
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Supports cautious use of Urdu MSPSS for antenatal social support screening in rural Pakistan; leaves open generalizability of its unitary structure.
Does the Urdu translation of the MSPSS demonstrate valid psychometric properties in a rural Pakistani antenatal population?
The Urdu translation of the MSPSS is a valid and reliable tool for assessing social support in rural Pakistani women, though it measures a unitary rather than tri-dimensional construct in this population.
Akhtar et al. (2010) studied this question.
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