Overview
Type: Relationship power/ control
Citation: Shimamoto, K., and Gipson, J. The relationship of women's status and empowerment with skilled birth attendant use in Senegal and Tanzania. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2015; 15:154
Use of Scale: Develop/ validate
Level of Generality: Individual
# of Items Reported: 2
Availability: Full
Theme: Gender/social norms, Other Health
Demographics
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Country: Tanzania and Senegal
Gender: Female
Urban / Rural: nr
Ethnicity: NR
Age Group: Includes adolescents (<18)
Age Range: 15 to 49
Scale Information
# of Subscales: NR
Subscale Name(s): NR
Direction and Meaning:
Response Range: Cannot refuse/ask, don't know, not sure, or depends (value not indicated)
Internal Consistency: NA
Internal Consistency by Subgroup: NA
Test-retest Reliability: NA
Sample Items: "Perceived ability in refusing sex"
Items
Whether the respondent can refuse/ask sex or not (i.e., cannot refuse/ask, don’t know, not sure, or depends). A summative variable captured the number of situations in which women think that they can negotiate with their husband (scored 0–2).