The health competence measurement tool (HCMT): Developing a new scale to measure self-rated “health competence”

OBJECTIVES: To develop and test a tool for measuring health competence. METHODS: In order to measure this attribute, we used a sequential exploratory mixed methods design in rural and urban communities in Cameroon. In the qualitative phase, 67 clients constituted 10 focus groups to elicit themes related to health competence. In the quantitative phase, self-rated items were tested on 300 participants and on a random selection of 25 participants …