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After cleaning and normalizing the data, 190 samples were left to be analyzed. Principle component analysis using varimax rotation was then performed to examine various factors derived from psychometric tools commonly used to assess OCD patients. The screening tool exhibited three factors that fit the description of obsessions and compulsions from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders\u20145th Edition (DSM 5), as well as other common symptoms that co-morbid with OCD. The labels given to the three factors were: Severity of Compulsions, Severity of Obsessions, and Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety. Reliability analysis showed high reliability with a Cronbach\u2019s alpha of 0.94, whereas convergent validity of the tool with the Yale Brown Obsessive-compulsive Scale\u2014Self Report demonstrated good validity of r = 0.829. The three-factor model explained 68.91% of the total variance. 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