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Table 1 Social norms scale regarding intimate partner violence to exert control over wife agency, sexuality, and reproductive autonomy (Reaching Married Adolescents Study, 2016–2019)

From: Measuring social norms of intimate partner violence to exert control over wife agency, sexuality, and reproductive autonomy: an item response modelling of the IPV-ASRA scale

 

Original ATT-IPV Scale

New Adapted IPV-ASRA Social Norms Scale

  

Preamble for all items: People in your community believe that…

Item 1

N/A

…a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she uses a family planning method without informing him

Item 2

A husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she refuses to have sex with him

…a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she refuses to have sex with him

Item 3

If a woman refuses to have sex with her husband when he wants her to, he has the right to use force and have sex with her

…if a woman refuses to have sex with her husband when he wants her to, he has the right to use force and have sex with her

Item 4

A husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she argues with him

…a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she argues with him

Item 5

A husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she goes out without telling him

…a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she goes out without telling him

Item 6

A husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she burns his food

…a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife if she burns his food

  1. Response options for all IPV-ASRA Scale items: 0 = "Disagree", 1 = "Somewhat agree", 2 = "Agree"