Design and validation of the quantitative and qualitative instruments 0-6 lme to determine the risk factors of the interruption of exclusive breastfeeding

Abstract

Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding (LME) has been considered a healthy practice, since it contributes with essential nutrients for the health and growth of the child. From this perspective, it is considered necessary to have measurement instruments as tools for gathering information on health problems. Therefore, to guarantee the quality of the instrument, it is essential that it be subjected to a validation process by expert judgment. Objective: To validate the quantitative and qualitative instruments 0-6 LME to establish the risk factors that determine the interruption of exclusive breastfeeding. Method: The methodology used had a mixed approach (quantitative-qualitative) of cross-section, exploratory, descriptive and field. The qualitative approach is phenomenological and interpretive. The quantitative instrument was designed with dichotomous and polynomial responses and the qualitative instrument was designed with open questions to conduct the interview in depth or saturation. Responsible for the validation of the instruments were 2 PhDs, 1 specialist and 2 researchers. Results: The validation by the experts determined 93.18 points for the relevance criterion, 93.07 points for the validity criterion and 92.67 points for the coherence criterion. In the same way, the results were obtained for the qualitative instrument, the validity criterion 95.73 points, for the relevance criterion 95.73 and for coherence 95.73 points. Conclusion: it is established that the instruments are considered reliable according to the judgment of the experts, therefore, they were validated and will serve as a contribution to obtain the data required in scientific research.