We need to use words that we'd use in Brazil, right? A Community-Based Content Validation of a Translated Femicide Risk Assessment Instrument. (September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Manders, Olivia C.; Xavier Hall, Casey D.; Vertamatti, Maria A. F.; Evans, Dabney P.; Campbell, Jacquelyn C.
• Is Part Of: Violence against women. Volume 28:Number 11(2022)
• Page Start: 2889
• Page End: 2908
• Publication Date: 2022-09
• Subjects: femicide -- violence against women -- intimate partner violence -- Brazil -- qualitative research; Abused women -- Periodicals; Women -- Crimes against -- Periodicals; Violent crimes -- Periodicals; Femmes victimes de violence -- Périodiques; Femmes, Crimes contre les -- Périodiques; Crimes violents -- Périodiques; 362.8292
• DOI: 10.1177/10778012211051397
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-8012

Abstract

The Danger Assessment (DA) is a widely-used risk assessment instrument designed to help women understand their risk of femicide. Currently, no validated tool exists in Brazilian Portuguese. The purpose of this study was to conduct a cross-cultural adaptation of the DA for use in the Brazilian context as a precursor to validation and broader testing among women in Brazil. This study describes a community participatory approach for translation and cultural adaptation of the DA from European to Brazilian Portuguese that engages the target population in the process. Using a three-step process, a final version of the DA-Brazil instrument was developed.