Instrument details

Instrument Title

WHO VAW: World Health Organization Violence Against Women (South America)

View PDF - WHO-VAW_Portugese_Schraiber.pdf

Source Article

Schraiber, L.B., Dias O Latorre, M. R., Franca Jr, I., Segri, N. J., & D’Oliveira. (2010). Validity of the WHO VAW study instrument for estimating gender-based violence against women. Rev Saúde Pública, 44(4), 1-9.

Response Options

Yes (1), No (0)

Survey Items

Please see attached PDF for formatted version.

Internal Reliability

Cronbach’s α= .88.

Validity

Discriminant validity was assessed.

Google Scholar

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Terms Of Use

Individuals may use this information for research or educational purposes only and may not use this information for commercial purposes. When using this instrument, please cite:

Schraiber, L.B., Dias O Latorre, M. R., Franca Jr, I., Segri, N. J., & D’Oliveira. (2010). Validity of the WHO VAW study instrument for estimating gender-based violence against women. Rev Saúde Pública, 44(4), 1-9.

When presenting results using any survey information you obtained from the SABI, please acknowledge the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH funded program P30 AI50410.