Validation of the Spanish-language version of the Rapid Assessment for Adolescent Preventive Services among Colombian adolescents

Arch Argent Pediatr. 2016 Oct 1;114(5):448-52. doi: 10.5546/aap.2016.eng.448. Epub 2016 Sep 1.
[Article in English, Spanish]

Abstract

Seventy percent of adolescent morbidity and mortality is related to six risky behaviors. The Rapid Assessment for Adolescent Preventive Services is a screening questionnaire consisting of 21 questions but there is not a validated Spanish-language version. The obj ective of this study was to validate the Spanish-language version of the Rapid Assessment for Adolescent Preventive Services in two Colombian cities: Bucaramanga and Medellin. The questionnaire was administered to 270 randomly selected adolescent students aged between 11 and 19 years old. Its internal consistency measured using Cronbach's alpha was 0.7207. The factor analysis showed that two factors accounted for 84.5% of variance, but factor loading indicates that only one of these is valid in Colombia: substance use (tobacco, alcohol, narcotics, and psychoactive substances).

La morbilidad y mortalidad en adolescentes, en un 70%, está relacionada con seis comportamientos de riesgo. El Rapid Assessment for Adolescent Preventive Services es un cuestionario de pesquisa, que consta de 21 preguntas, del que existe una versión en español, no validada. El objetivo de este trabajo fue validar la versión en español del Rapid Assessment for Adolescent Preventive Services en dos ciudades colombianas (Bucaramanga y Medellin). Se aplicó el cuestionario a 270 adolescentes escolarizados de 11-19 años seleccionados al azar. El alfa de Cronbach de fiabilidad interna fue de 0,7207. En el análisis de factores, se encontraron dos, que explican el 84,5% de la varianza, pero la carga factorial señala que solo uno de ellos es válido en Colombia, el consumo de sustancias (tabaco, alcohol, narcóticos y sustancias psicoactivas).

Keywords: Adolescent; Dangerous behavior; Rapid Assessment for Adolescent Preventive Services; Result validity.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Health Services
  • Child
  • Colombia
  • Female
  • Health Risk Behaviors*
  • Humans
  • Language
  • Male
  • Preventive Health Services
  • Self Report*
  • Time Factors
  • Young Adult