BMC Public Health 2008, 8:136 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/136 Table 2: Measurement scales, Internal Consistency (Cronbach alpha) and Item Loadings Scale Name Item content Item loading Family planning accessibility (Cronbach alpha = .951) Daily oral pills are affordable After sex oral pills/emergency contraception are affordable Injectables are affordable IUD/Coil is affordable Daily oral pills are easy to obtain After sex oral pills/emergency contraception are easy to obtain Injectables are easy to obtain IUD/Coil is easy to obtain Family planning attitudes (Cronbach alpha = .846) *FP encourages women to be promiscuous *FP encourages young people to be loose *Condoms encourage male infidelity *Use of FP can lead to infertility *FP cause cancer or other diseases Condom norm (Cronbach alpha = .882) Relatives support young people using condoms to protect themselves from HIV and STIs if they are sexually active Community leaders support young people using condoms to protect themselves from HIV and STIs if they are sexually active Parents support young people using condoms to protect themselves from HIV and STIs if they are sexually active Friends support young people using condoms to protect themselves from HIV and STIs if they are sexually active Religious leaders support young people using condoms to protect themselves from HIV and STIs if they are sexually active Other young persons support young people using condoms to protect themselves from HIV and STIs if they are sexually active Health workers support young people using condoms to protect themselves from HIV and STIs if they are sexually active Condom efficacy (Cronbach alpha = .895) Male condom protect against STI Male condom protect against AIDS Male condom protect against unplanned pregnancy Condom access (Cronbach alpha = .731) Male condoms are easy to obtain Male condoms are affordable Know where to buy condom HIV prevention knowledge (Cronbach alpha = .774 HIV transmission can be prevented by avoiding sex with people who have many sexual partners HIV transmission can be prevented by reducing number of sexual partners HIV transmission can be prevented by avoiding sex with commercial sex workers HIV transmission can be prevented by delaying onset of sexual intercourse HIV transmission can be prevented by staying with one faithful uninfected partner. HIV transmission can be prevented by avoiding the sharing of needles HIV transmission can be prevented by abstaining from sex HIV transmission can be prevented by using condoms every time Gender attitude (Cronbach alpha = .930) *Beating wife is justified if she neglects the children *Beating wife is justified if she argues with him *Beating wife is justified if she goes out without telling husband *Beating wife is justified if the food is not ready on time *Beating wife is justified if he feels she is unfaithful *Beating wife is justified if she refuses sex with husband Sexuality communication (Cronbach alpha = .825 Comfortable to discuss sexual matters with father Comfortable to discuss sexual matters with mother Comfortable to discuss sexual matters with brother Comfortable to discuss sexual matters with sisters Comfortable to discuss sexual matters with teachers Comfortable to discuss sexual matters with religious leaders *Statements were reversed for scoring .792 .787 .779 .763 .762 .735 .735 .721 .752 .723 .695 .578 .465 .886 .848 .834 .828 .802 .802 .702 .928 .926 .832 .833 .798 .749 .797 .771 .743 .622 .578 .576 .447 .420 .804 .787 .778 .748 .716 .664 .755 .741 .656 .696 .736 .715 Page 6 of 14 (page number not for citation purposes)