Author:

• Fernando Silva Oliveira - Oliveira, F.S. - Belo Horizonte, MG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - <nando.sol@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Patrícia Maria Pereira de Araújo Zarzar - Zarzar, P.M. - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - <patyzarzar@hotmail.com>
• Míriam Pimenta Perreira do Vale - Vale, M.P. - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - <mppvale@hotmail.com>
• Efigenia Ferreira e Ferreira - Ferreira, E.F - Belo Horizonte,, MG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - <efigeniaf@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0665-211X
• Marco Túlio de Freitas Ribeiro - Ribeiro, M. T. F. - Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - <mtuliofr@ig.com.br>
• Flávio de Freitas Mattos - Mattos, F.F. - Contagem, MG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - <f.f.mattos@uol.com.br>
• Luis Otávio de Miranda Cota - Cota, L.O.M. - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - <lot.cota@ig.com.br>

Thematic Area:

Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente

Abstract:

The aim of current study was to carry out the cross-cultural adaptation of a questionnaire designed by a team from the University of London for the Brazilian Portuguese language to assess knowledge and attitudes of health professionals about child physical abuse. The translation followed the criteria described by Herdman (1998), to preserve to the maximum functional equivalence. After translation and cross-cultural adaptation the questionnaire was test on 107 health professionals from Belo Horizonte. The Kappa and Weighted Kappa tests were used to evaluate its stability. Most of the questions achieved Kappa values above 80% (excellent). The Brazilian version of the questionnaire was, therefore, stable and suitable for use in Brazil.

Keywords:

Child Physical Abuse knowledge cross-cultural adaptation Health Care Professionals

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