Table 2 Swahili GAD-7 item descriptive and CFA factor loadings
Item code | Item descriptiona | Item descriptive | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Item scoreb | % responses in each category | Factor loadingsc | |||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
GAD1 | Feeling nervous, anxious or on edge | 0.36 (0.65) | 71.3 | 22.9 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.76 |
GAD2 | Not being able to stop or control worrying | 0.24 (0.57) | 81.3 | 14.0 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.74 |
GAD3 | Worrying too much about different things | 0.39 (0.73) | 71.7 | 20.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 0.77 |
GAD4 | Trouble relaxing | 0.43 (0.80) | 71.8 | 18.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.53 |
GAD5 | Being so restless that it is hard to sit still | 0.30 (0.65) | 78.0 | 16.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 0.47 |
GAD6 | Becoming easily annoyed or irritable | 0.61 (0.83) | 55.4 | 33.7 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 0.51 |
GAD7 | Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen | 0.33 (0.60) | 72.4 | 23.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.66 |
GAD-7 Total item score | 2.66 (3.35) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
GAD-7 Total item score (median [IQR]) | 1 (0—4) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |