Table 3

Evidence for Better Lives Study-Foundational Research measures for mother’s questionnaire

Measures	Sources	N° items	Phase	Data collection strategy
Demographics	DHS69 MacArthur Scale of subjective social status70	27	Baseline	CAPI
Prenatal health	Adapted from: The South Asian Birth Cohort (START)71 Millennium Cohort Study72	20	Baseline	CAPI
Attitudes towards physical punishment	Attitudes towards spanking73	5	Baseline	CAPI
Community characteristics	Community characteristics scale – Adapted74	20	Baseline	CAPI
Adverse childhood experiences	WHO 2009,47 International ACE-IQ Questionnaire Adapted version75	19	Baseline	A-CASI
Intimate partner violence	WHO Multi-country Study on Women Health and Domestic Violence against Women46	13	Baseline	A-CASI
Partner supportiveness	Partner supportiveness/relationship scale76	4	Baseline	CAPI
Social support	Social support scale77	13	Baseline	CAPI
Well-being	WHO-5 Well-Being Index78	5	Baseline	CAPI
Depression	PHQ979	9	Baseline and follow-up	CAPI
Suicidality	Suicidality item80	1	Baseline	CAPI
Stress	Perceived Stress Scale81	10	Baseline	CAPI
Aggression	The Brief Aggression Questionnaire82	12	Baseline	CAPI
ADHD symptoms	Adult ADHD symptoms-Adapted83	6	Baseline	CAPI
Self-control	Brief Self-Control Scale84	8	Baseline	CAPI
Substance use	Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) – Adapted version WHO ASSIST Working Group85	9	Baseline	A-CASI
Pregnancy related beliefs	Prenatal Attachment Inventory – Revised 86	18	Baseline	CAPI
Newborn health and well-being	Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)87 Questionnaire for breastfeeding mothers88	8	Follow-up	CAPI
The mother’s birth memories	The Birth Memories and Recall Questionnaire89	5	Follow-up	CAPI

A-CASI, Audio-Supported Self-Completion Interviewing; CAPI, Computer-Aided Personal Interview; CASI, Computer-Assisted Self-Interview.