psychometric development and practical use of questionnaires designed to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice of women regarding the use of sanitizer at home to control coronavirus disease

Background: this study aimed to develop and practically use a questionnaire to evaluate knowledge, attitude, and practice (kap) of women regarding the use of sanitizers at home against coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19). methods: an online cross-sectional study was conducted among iranian women (aged ≥18 years). the kap items were selected based on the experts’ opinions, and the scale underwent a series of validation processes, including the face, content, and construct validity, and internal consistency for reliability. results: the internal consistency coefficient exceeded 0.7 for kap subunits. exploratory factor analysis (efa) suggested a three-factor construct for each subunit, and the results of the confirmatory factor analysis (cfa) indicated acceptable fit indices for the proposed models. overall, 330 women (mean age: 36.78 ± 10.12 years, married: 74.2%, and bachelor’s degree: 46.7%) completed the questionnaire. the level of adequate knowledge on sanitizer use, positive attitude, and good practice achieved were 87.0%, 58.5%, and 66.1%, respectively. among demographic variables, education level and occupation showed a significant relationship (p < 0.05) against kap and attitude, individually. conclusion: despite the high percentage of knowledge, the participants did not get a high attitude and practice score.