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ADVANCE 2 builds on the accomplishments of the original ADVANCE study (2013-2018), which established an international collaboration of researchers and health providers addressing the field of domestic violence. The focus is on supporting women living with domestic violence in pregnancy in Nepal, an important cause of poor pregnancy outcomes. Domestic violence is highest in low-income countries, yet the scientific evidence for interventions in antenatal care is most lacking in these contexts. The study aims to remedy this gap in four complementary work packages (sub-studies), employing interdisciplinary research methods. The goal is to enable antenatal care providers in Nepal to identify effectively and assist pregnant women living with domestic violence. This data archive is for the initial phase (first work package) of the project, where clinical pretesting is carried out to adapt culturally, and to validate a linguistically relevant version of the Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS) specifically for routine clinical use in Nepal. This version is called the Nepalese Abuse Assessment Screen (N-AAS). Concerning the variables labeled 'Retest': In the study, the reliability of a questionnaire was assessed using a test-retest analysis. Participants completed the same questionnaire at two different time points, allowing the researchers to assess the same variables twice - first at the initial time point (T1 or 'Test') and again later (T2 or 'Retest'). This methodology is detailed in the journal article associated with this data. To evaluate the precision of the 7 questions validated in this study (called the Nepalese-Abuse Assessment Screen or N-AAS), participants' answers were compared to the same questions administered via computer-assisted interview and the gold standard, which is a traditional face-to-face interview with participants, conducted by an interviewer. In the Data4 datafile the variable 'Expert_category' includes different types of experts who reviewed...