Validation of a Farsi version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (F-ECOHIS)

BMC Oral Health

Table 5 Internal reliability of the F-ECOHIS: Inter-item correlation statistics.

Item number*	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)
(1)	1.00
(2)	.629	1.00
(3)	.584	.729	1.00
(4)	.305	.429	.451	1.00
(5)	.387	.383	.393	.301	1.00
(6)	.651	.547	.601	.359	.431	1.00
(7)	.543	.557	.610	.407	.348	.666	1.00
(8)	.479	.492	.473	.575	.331	.559	.615	1.00
(9)	.390	.462	.440	.491	.321	.417	.544	.741	1.00
(10)	.537	.480	.491	.363	.323	.474	.480	.397	.386	1.00
(11)	.604	.478	.460	.387	.500	.571	.537	.484	.418	.657	1.00
(12)	.632	.557	.469	.329	.499	.601	.507	.508	.419	.497	.626	1.00
(13)	.565	.545	.492	.300	.385	.532	.511	.444	.439	.474	.585	.648	1.00

*Key to item numbers: (1): Oral/dental pain, (2): Difficulty in drinking, (3): Difficulty in eating, (4): Difficulty in pronouncing words, (5): Missing pre-school or school, (6): Trouble sleeping, (7): Irritable or frustrated, (8): Avoided smiling or laughing, (9): Avoided talking, (10): Family member been upset, (11): Family member felt guilty, (12): Family member got time off work, (13): Financial impact on family.

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