From: Stigma related to contraceptive use and abortion in Kenya: scale development and validation
Question Score 1–5 | Time Point I n = 608a Mean (SD) | Time Point II n = 517a Mean (SD) | Wilcoxon signed-rank test | |
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1 | A girl who uses a contraceptive method is promiscuous (sexually immoral, likes to have many sexual relationships). | 3.10 (1.37) | 3.00 (1.33) | 0.061 |
2 | A girl who use a contraceptive method will encourage other girls to have a promiscuous lifestyle. | 4.00 (1.29) | 3.09 (1.31) | 0.002 |
3 | A girl cannot decide for herself to use a contraceptive method. | 2.37 (1.27) | 2.50 (1.29) | 0.052 |
4 | A married woman is more deserving of a contraceptive method than an unmarried woman. | 2.68 (1.38) | 2.63 (1.35) | 0.392 |
5 | A girl who uses contraceptives will have problems when she decides to get pregnant. | 3.15 (1.45) | 3.07 (1.37) | 0.457 |
6 | A girl who carries condoms is likely to have many sexual partners. | 2.88 (1.48) | 2.84 (1.44) | 0.212 |
7 | A girl should not insist on using a condom; it is the man to decide whether to use a condom. | (1.23) | 2.10 (1.28) | < 0.001 |