A tool to assess sex-gender when selecting health research projects.

Objective: To validate the questionnaire "Gender Perspective in Health Research" (GPIHR) to assess the inclusion of gender perspective in research projects.

Design: Validation study in two stages. Feasibility was analysed in the first, and reliability, internal consistence and validity in the second.

[Can the gender perspective be assessed in research projects?].

Objective: Gender perspective is a theoretical approach that developed from feminist theories and whose main focus is the analysis of gender inequalities. Integration of this perspective is central to promoting equity in health. The aim of our study was to devise a protocol/questionnaire to assess whether gender is present in research projects and thus help to fill the gap in assessment tools.