Scale development
The ethical approval was obtained from the Secretariat for Medical Research & Innovation (SPPI), National University of Malaysia (FF-2018-020).
The original PCOS health related questionnaires (PCOSQ) is published in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism by The Endocrine Society in 1998[5]. The permission to translate the original questionnaires was obtained through the Copyright Clearance Centre.
Two Malay translators competent in English from Malaysian National Institute Of Translations translated the PCOSQ into Malay language independently. Following the forward translation, discussion was held between the translators to develop a single Malay version. Following that, two other translators who were both blinded from the original version performed backward translation from Malay to English. The original English version and translated version were assessed by a group of experts for any discrepancies. No major discrepancy was noted.
Pretest was conducted on 20 women to assess face validity ; their response and understanding on each question. Also to time the duration needed to complete the questionnaire.