Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Public Health (Germany), 2023 (ESCI)
Aim: This methodological study aimed to adapt the Health-Seeking Behavior scale to Syrian migrants and examine its psychometric properties. Methods: The study universe consisted of the parents of migrant students in schools with a higher number of migrant students. A total of 211 migrants were included in the study. A socio-demographic questionnaire and the Health-Seeking Behavior scale were used for data collection. The Davis technique and face validity were used to analyze the scale’s content validity. Explanatory factor analysis (EFA) was performed to evaluate the construct validity using SPSS. A path diagram of the scale was created with the AMOS 25 software program. Results: The mean age of the participants was 35.6±12.59 years, of whom 54% were men, 46% women, and 46.9% high school graduates. Examination of the construct validity of the scale showed that the three-factor model provided an acceptable fit to the data. The test statistics used for the model fit were chi-square/degree of freedom (df) = 2.589, p = 0.006, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.087, goodness-of-fit index (GFI) = 0.912, comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.929, incremental fit index = 0.930, relative fit index = 0.859, and Tucker–Lewis index (TLI) = 0.909. The Cronbach’s alpha value of the entire scale was found to be 0.858. The test–retest reliability coefficient of the scale was found to be high at 0.990. Conclusion: The study found that the three-factor Arabic version of the Health-Seeking Behavior scale met the validity and reliability criteria at an acceptable level. The scale, which has an important place in the evaluation of health-seeking behaviors of Syrian migrants, can be a model for other migrant-hosting countries.