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Ability to Refuse Sex Scale (DHS)

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Overview

Type: Acceptance of IPV

Citation: Snow, R. et al. Gender Attitudes and Fertility Aspirations among Young Men in Five High Fertility East African Countries. Studies in Family Planning. 2013; 44(1):1-24

Use of Scale: Measure

Level of Generality: General

# of Items Reported: 4

Availability: Full

Theme: Gender/social norms, SRH/HIV

Demographics

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

Country: Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Gender: Male

Urban / Rural: nr

Ethnicity: NR

Age Group: Includes adolescents (<18)

Age Range: 15 to 24

Scale Information

# of Subscales: NR

Subscale Name(s): NR

Direction and Meaning:

Response Range: Yes or no

Internal Consistency: NA

Internal Consistency by Subgroup: NA

Test-retest Reliability: NA

Sample Items: "Do you think that if a woman refuses to have sex with her husband when he wants her to, he has the right to get angry and reprimand her?"

Items

Do you think that if a woman refuses to have sex with her husband when he wants her to, he has the right to:

  • Get angry and reprimand her?
  • Refuse to give her money or other means of support?
  • Use force and have sex with her even if she does not want to?
  • Go ahead and have sex with another woman?

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