Table 1.
Wording of questions about preferences regarding future pregnancy
| Question wording | Response options | Domain |
| DAP (with label for reference in text) |
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| I wouldn’t mind if I became pregnant in the next 3 months Pregnant: wouldn’t mind |
0 Strongly agree—4 strongly disagree | 1 |
| It would be a good thing for me if I became pregnant in the next 3 months Pregnant: good thing for me |
0 Strongly agree—4 strongly disagree | 1 |
| Thinking about becoming pregnant in the next 3 months makes me feel unhappy. Pregnant: unhappy |
4 Strongly agree—0 strongly disagree | 2 |
| Thinking about becoming pregnant in the next 3 months makes me feel excited. Pregnant: excited |
0 Strongly agree—4 strongly disagree | 2 |
| Becoming pregnant in the next 3 months would bring me closer to my main partner Pregnant: closer to partner |
0 Strongly agree—4 strongly disagree | 3 |
| I want to have a baby within the next year. Baby: want |
0 Strongly agree—4 strongly disagree | 1 |
| If I had a baby in the next year, it would be bad for my life. Baby: bad for life |
4 Strongly agree—0 strongly disagree | 1 |
| It would be a positive addition to my life to have a baby in the next year. Baby: positive addition to life |
0 Strongly agree—4 strongly disagree | 1 |
| It would be the end of the world for me to have a baby in the next year Baby: end of the world for me |
4 Strongly agree—0 strongly disagree | 1 |
| Thinking about having a baby within the next year makes me smile Baby: makes me smile |
0 Strongly agree—4 strongly disagree | 2 |
| Thinking about having a baby within the next year make me feel stressed out. Baby: stressed out |
4 Strongly agree—0 strongly disagree | 2 |
| I would feel a loss of freedom if I had a baby in the next year. Baby: loss of freedom |
4 Strongly agree—0 strongly disagree | 3 |
| If I had a baby in the next year, it would be hard for me to manage raising the child. Baby: hard for me to manage |
4 Strongly agree—0 strongly disagree | 3 |
| I would worry that having a baby in the next year would make it harder for me to achieve other things in my life. Baby: hard to achieve other things |
4 Strongly agree—0 strongly disagree | 3 |
| APPS | Not applicable | |
| How much do you want to be pregnant now? | 1 Not at all—5 Very much | |
| How important is it to you to avoid become pregnant now? | 5 Not at all important—1 Very important | |
| How worried would you be if you were pregnant now? | 5 Not worried at all—1 Very worried | |
| How upset would you be if you were pregnant now? | 5 Not at all upset—1 Very upset | |
| How happy would you be if you were pregnant now? | 1 Very unhappy—5 Very happy | |
| Feeling question | ||
| Overall, when I think about become pregnant in the next 3 months, I feel: | 1 Mostly positive | |
| 2 More positive than negative | ||
| 3 In the middle between positive and negative | ||
| 4 I don’t feel strongly one way or the other | ||
| 5 More negative than positive | ||
| 6 Most negative | ||
| Trying question | ||
| Are you currently trying to get pregnant? | 1 Yes | |
| Thinking question | ||
| Are you thinking about trying to get pregnant in the next year? | 2 Yes |
Domains: 1 = Cognitive desires and preferences, 2 = Affective feelings and attitudes, 3 = Anticipated practical consequences. Further information on the DAP wording and instructions for use are available here: https://www.ansirh.org/sites/default/files/publications/files/desire_to_avoid_pregnancy_scale_english_6_22_20.pdf.
APPS, Attitude towards Potential Pregnancy Scale; DAP, Desire to Avoid Pregnancy.