Scale item | Factors | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | |
Factor 1: Environment and reproductive health (ERH) | |||
 1. An occlusion (blockage) in the male reproductive system can affect a man’s fertility | 0.537 |  |  |
 2. Men do not experience a natural decline in their fertility | 0.378 |  |  |
 3. If a man already has one biological child, he will not have trouble conceiving again | 0.646 |  |  |
 4. Use of anabolic steroids once a week can negatively affect a man’s fertility (steroids contain Testosterone and are performance enhancing drugs used to increase muscular strength and body weight) | 0.848 |  |  |
Factor 2: Lifestyle factors (LSF) | |||
 5. A man’s weight/BMI (Body Mass Index) can affect his fertility |  | 0.858 |  |
 6. A man's diet does not affect his fertility |  | 0.686 |  |
 7. Chronic consumption of alcohol can affect sperm quality |  | 0.913 |  |
 8. Smoking cigarettes can affect a man’s fertility |  | 0.668 |  |
Factor 3: Sperm quality (SQ) | Â | Â | Â |
 9. Men continue to produce and mature new sperm every 72 days |  |  | 0.805 |
 10. Intense, sustained exercise can improve a man’s sperm quality (i.e., 4-5 times a week for 2 hours) |  |  | 0.328 |
 11. Men who have had mumps before puberty may experience fertility problems if left untreated |  |  | 0.589 |
 12. Some lubricants negatively affect sperm |  |  | 0.697 |
 13. Chromosomal changes can affect the production and transportation of sperm |  |  | 0.616 |
% of variance observed | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.21 |
Total score | 0.66 |