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The aim of this study was to translate and cross-culturally adapt and test the preliminary internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the South African English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa versions of the GDM Knowledge Questionnaire (GDMKQ).\n\nMethods:\u00a0A prospective, observational study was conducted at a high-risk antenatal clinic in South Africa. Pregnant women \u2265 18 years with GDM were consecutively sampled. Semantic equivalence between the original and adapted versions was assessed. Face and content validity, internal consistency and test\u2013retest reliability were evaluated.\n\nResults:\u00a0The three SA-GDMKQ versions demonstrated good face and content validity. For internal consistency, Cronbach\u2019s alpha values were 0.534 for the Afrikaans version, 0.434 for the English version and 0.621 for the isiXhosa version. Test\u2013retest reliability found kappa (standard error [s.e.]) values ranged between \u22120.03 (0.18) and 0.89 (0.13) for the English version, between \u22120.07 (0.18) and 0.53 (0.13) for the Afrikaans version and between 0.28 (0.18) and 0.87 (0.17) for the isiXhosa version. All versions of the SA-GDMKQ had a statistically significant (p\u00a0&lt; 0.001) positive linear correlation between the total scores.\n\nConclusion:\u00a0The English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa SA-GDMKQ versions were found to be feasible and easy to comprehend, although lower internal consistency and test\u2013retest reliability were displayed. Further validation of the psychometric properties of the English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa versions of the SA-GDMKQ among larger sample groups is however warranted.\n\nContribution:\u00a0This study adds to the knowledge around developing and using culturally appropriate questionnaires and outcome measures in research and clinical practice.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4102\/safp.v67i1.5826","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,27]],"date-time":"2025-01-27T02:34:57Z","timestamp":1737945297000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Cross-cultural adaptation: South African Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge Questionnaire"],"prefix":"10.4102","volume":"67","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7322-9218","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lorisha","family":"Manas","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/05bk57929","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Stellenbosch University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6621-6144","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tawanda","family":"Chivese","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/00yhnba62","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Qatar University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9993-6439","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ankia","family":"Coetzee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/05bk57929","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Stellenbosch University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3092-4098","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Magda","family":"Conradie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/05bk57929","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Stellenbosch University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2384-9707","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Linzette D.","family":"Morris","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/00yhnba62","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Qatar University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"2580","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref0","unstructured":"Quintanilla Rodriguez BS, Mahdy H. 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