Validación de apariencia de la Escala de Inseguridad Hídrica de los Hogares en poblaciones vulnerables del Gran Buenos Aires, Argentina

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There is extensive evidence on the consequences of lacking safe water on the health and well-being of populations, which justifies the need to advance in the construction of new measurement instruments. The objective of this study is to evaluate the face validity of the HWISE Scale to measure water insecurity in Argentina. Four focus groups were implemented with 24 women residing in vulnerable areas of Greater Buenos Aires, to whom the scale was administered. The results reflect the breadth of dimensions of the phenomenon in the participants’ discourse, and the items’ wording was understood. The HWISE scale represents the phenomenon from the perspective of women in situations of social vulnerability but requires adjustments. The ítems are understood and cover the comprehensiveness of the phenomenon, although areas for improving its precision are identified.

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