Dr Jennifer Hall Institute for Women’s Health, UCL,
led the translation and validation of the Chichewa version of the LMUP in Mchinji District, Malawi.
The initial validation was conducted as part of Dr Hall’s PhD research on pregnancy intention and
maternal and neonatal health outcomes, and in 2021 she published an updated validation, based on a large community sample.
Further publications from the study can be found here
Full details of the translation and validations can be found in the following publications:
Hall JA, Stephenson J, Barrett G,
2021
Evaluating the Chichewa version of the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy in Malawi: a validation update
BMC Research Notes
14:231
Abstract and full pdf
Hall J, Barrett G, Mbwana N, Copas A, Malata A, Stephenson J.
2013
Understanding pregnancy planning in a low-income country setting:
validation of the London measure of unplanned Pregnancy in Malawi
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
13:200
Abstract and full pdf
The Chichewa LMUP was a valid and reliable measure of pregnancy intention and can
be downloaded for use in research and / or surveillance in Malawi.
It is scored in the same way as the original LMUP.
The LMUP translated into Chichewa
The LMUP translated into Chichewa (in English)
Further evaluation of the measurement properties of the Chichewa LMUP has been
carried out by Dr Sara Yeatman, University of Colorado,
and Dr Emily Smith-Greenaway, University of Southern California:
Yeatman S, Smith-Greenaway E.
2018
Birth planning and women's and men's health in Malawi
Studies in Family Planning
43;3:213-235
Abstract
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