• African health sciences · Aug 2009

    Adaptation of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support in a Ugandan setting.

    • Janet Nakigudde, Seggane Musisi, Anna Ehnvall, Eija Airaksinen, and Hans Agren.
    • Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. jnakigudde@med.mak.ac.ug
    • Afr Health Sci. 2009 Aug 1; 9 Suppl 1: S35-41.

    BackgroundThe Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) was developed in the USA. The adequacy of its use in Uganda to guarantee its reliability and validity has not been ascertained.AimThus the aim of the present study was to adapt the MSPSS scale by testing the validity and reliability of the scale in a Ugandan setting.MethodsA cross-sectional design was employed and 240 respondents were consecutively recruited from postnatal clinics in Mulago hospital. Analysis of reliability and validity of the adapted MSPSS was done. Cronbach alpha and principal component analyses were respectively generated.ResultsThree subscales of the MSPSS that had been identified in other populations were evident in the Ugandan population. Using the Cronbach's alpha, the MSPSS demonstrated good internal consistency at .83. A dendrogram indicated that all sub items of the MSPSS were inter-linked. Exploratory Factor analysis derived three components. Principal Component analysis using rotated varimax generated high loadings on all subscales.ConclusionThe adapted MSPSS can reliably be used in Uganda.

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