Table 3.
Distribution of responses to the 13 scale items, Amenah baseline survey (N = 339)
| Domain | Item | Item text (English) | Do not agree at all | Agree a little | Agree a lot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Efficacy | 1 | I can freely choose if I get married | 93 (27.4%) | 49 (14.5%) | 197 (58.1%) |
| 2 | I can freely choose who I marry | 64 (18.9%) | 65 (19.2%) | 210 (61.9%) | |
| 3 | I have the power to control if and when I have children | 110 (32.4%) | 109 (32.2%) | 120 (35.4%) | |
| Future Orientation | 4 | I can imagine what my future will be like | 79 (23.3%) | 76 (22.4%) | 184 (54.3%) |
| 5 | I have an idea of how I can eventually reach my goals | 69 (20.4%) | 80 (23.6%) | 190 (56.0%) | |
| 6 | I worry that friends will interfere with me achieving my goals | 171 (50.4%) | 82 (24.2%) | 86 (25.4%) | |
| 7 | I worry that someday my husband or fiancée could interfere with me achieving my | 131 (38.6%) | 99 (29.2%) | 109 (32.2%) | |
| Social Support | 8 | I have a parent or guardian who trusts me to make the right decisions | 15 (4.4%) | 68 (20.1%) | 256 (75.5%) |
| 9 | I have a parent or guardian who accepts me as I am | 12 (3.5%) | 39 (11.5%) | 288 (85.0%) | |
| 10 | I have a parent/guardian who would help me with my problems and troubles if I needed | 18 (5.3%) | 44 (13.0%) | 277 (81.7%) | |
| Safety | 11 | I usually feel safe during the day | 19 (5.6%) | 108 (31.9%) | 212 (62.5%) |
| 12 | I am able to do the things I want to do without worrying about my safety | 164 (48.4%) | 116 (34.2%) | 59 (17.4%) | |
| 13 | Walking down the street, I feel like my body is my own | 93 (27.4%) | 113 (33.3%) | 133 (39.2%) |