Development and psychometric testing of the Antenatal Care Scale within the context of the Theory of Planned Behaviour

Objectiveto develop an instrument based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to determine the attitudes and intentions of women towards receiving antenatal care.Designthis methodological study was carried out at health centres in Isparta, Turkey.Methods266 pregnant women who were able to communicate, did not have a systemic disease, and who volunteered to participate were included in this study. They were chosen by a random sampling method. A Likert-type scale composed of six subfactors and 26 items was used.ResultsCronbach's α for the Antenatal Care Scale (ANCS) was 0.96, and values for the six subfactors were between 0.88 and 0.94.Conclusionsthe ANCS was found to be a valid and reliable instrument to determine the attitudes and intentions of women towards receiving antenatal care.