Questionnaires for Lung Health in Africa across the Life Course.

Saleh, Sepeedeh, van Zyl-Smit, Richard, Allwood, Brian, Lawin, Herve, Mbatchou Ngahane, Bertrand Hugo, Ayakaka, Irene, Moyo, Elvis, El-Sony, Asma, Mortimer, Kevin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8118-8871 and Rylance, Jamie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2323-3611 (2018) 'Questionnaires for Lung Health in Africa across the Life Course.'. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 15, Issue 8.

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Abstract

Respiratory infections remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in many low and middle-income countries but non-communicable disease rates are rising fast. Prevalence studies have been primarily symptom-focused, with tools developed in countries in the Global North such as the United States and the United Kingdom. Systematic study in sub-Saharan African populations is necessary to accurately reflect disease risk factors present in these populations. We present tools for such studies, developed as part of the International Multidisciplinary Programme to Address Lung Health and TB in Africa ('IMPALA'), which includes lay representatives. At a preliminary meeting, the adequacy and suitability of existing tools was discussed and a new questionnaire set proposed. Individual questionnaires were developed, and an expert panel considered content and criterion validity. Questionnaires underwent a cross-cultural adaptation process, incorporating translation and contextual 'sense-checking', through the use of pre-established lay focus groups in Malawi, before consensus-approval by project collaborators. The complete set of research questionnaires, providing information on lung health symptoms and a relevant range of potential risk factors for lung disease, is now available online. In developing the tools, cultural and contextual insights were important, as were translational considerations. The process benefitted from a foundation in expert knowledge, starting with validated tools and internationally respected research groups, and from a coordinated collaborative approach. We present and discuss a newly devised, contextually appropriate set of questionnaires for non-communicable lung disease research in Africa that are now available in open access for all to use.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 395 Health in developing countries WF Respiratory System > Lungs > WF 600 Lungs
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > Clinical Sciences Department Clinical Sciences & International Health > International Public Health Department Education
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15081615
Depositing User:	Stacy Murtagh
Date Deposited:	10 Aug 2018 14:51
Last Modified:	13 Mar 2020 16:19
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/9009

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