Overview
Type: Relationship power/ control
Citation: Upadhyay, U. & Karasek, D. Women's Empowerment and Ideal Family Size: An Examination of DHS Empowerment Measures in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Jun 2012; 38(2): 78-89.
Use of Scale: Measure
Level of Generality: Individual
# of Items Reported: 4
Availability: Full
Theme: Gender/social norms
Demographics
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Country: Guinea, Mali, Namibia, and Zambia
Gender: Female
Urban / Rural: nr
Ethnicity: NR
Age Group: Includes adolescents (<18)
Age Range: Women: 15 to 49; Men: 15 to 59 (except Namibian men: 15 to 49)
Scale Information
# of Subscales: NR
Subscale Name(s): NR
Direction and Meaning:
Response Range: Yes/No (value not indicated)
Internal Consistency: NA
Internal Consistency by Subgroup: NA
Test-retest Reliability: NA
Sample Items: Husbands and wives do not always agree on everything. Please tell me if you think a wife is justified in refusing to have sex with her husband when: She knows her husband has a sexually transmitted disease? She knows her husband has sex with other women? She has recently given birth? She is tired or not in the mood?
Items
Husbands and wives do not always agree on everything. Please tell me if you think a wife is justified in refusing to have sex with her husband when:
- She knows her husband has a sexually transmitted disease?
- She knows her husband has sex with other women?
- She has recently given birth?
- She is tired or not in the mood?