Table 4.
Construct and convergent validities of the Sidaamu Afoo version of pelvic organ prolapse symptom score, June 2022
| POP-SS Items | Construct validity | Convergent validity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item-loading | Variance (%) | Eigenvalue | Reliability coefficient | Average inter-item covariance | Scale reliability coefficient | |
| Factor 1 | ||||||
| A1. A feeling of something coming down from the vagina | 0.02 | 44.6 | 3.1 | 0.89 | 0.817 | |
| A2. An uncomfortable feeling or pain in your vagina. | 0.01 | |||||
| A3. A heaviness or dragging feeling in your lower abdomen. | 0.74 | 0.81 | ||||
| A4. A heaviness or dragging feeling in your lower abdomen. | 0.74 | 0.80 | ||||
| A5. A need to strain (push) to empty your bladder | 0.90 | 0.78 | ||||
| A6. A feeling that your bladder has not emptied completely | 0.86 | 0.80 | ||||
| A7. A feeling that your bowel has not emptied completely | 0.61 | 0.85 | ||||
| Factor 2 | ||||||
| A1. A feeling of something coming down from the vagina | 0.87 | 26 | 1.8 | 0.71 | 0.37 | 0.817 |
| A2. An uncomfortable feeling or pain in your vagina. | 0.92 | 0.71 | ||||
| A3. A heaviness or dragging feeling in your lower abdomen. | 0.29 | |||||
| A4. A heaviness or dragging feeling in your lower abdomen. | 0.36 | |||||
| A5. A need to strain (push) to empty your bladder | 0.17 | |||||
| A6. A feeling that your bladder has not emptied completely | 0.13 | |||||
| A7. A feeling that your bowel has not emptied completely | 0.27 | |||||
| Total | 70.6 | |||||