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. 2021 Nov 28;13(11):e19959. doi: 10.7759/cureus.19959

Table 1. Process of questionnaire development .

* Focus Group Discussions

Step Nature of activity Methods Number of domains Number of items at the end of step Addition or subtraction
1 Understanding the construct Review of literature Nil 45 Nil
2 Development of the construct *FGDs 5 57 12 items were added
3 Generation of items Developed items 5 57 Nil
4 Face and content validity Validation by experts 5 46 11 items were deleted
5 Cognitive interviewing Pilot study 5 40 6 items were deleted
6 Construct validity Exploratory Factor Analysis 5 37 3 items were deleted