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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2014 Oct;18(4):326–332. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000026

TABLE 1.

Items From Pilot Measure to Assess Islamic Modesty

Question Stem
When I am in a mixed sex gathering or outside the home, I cover my entire body, except my hands and face.
When I have guests at my home, men and women sit separately.
An unmarried man and unmarried woman should not be alone together.
I always look for a female doctor for myself.
I have delayed seeking medical care when no woman doctor is available to see me.
Hospital gowns are not modest.
My clothing demonstrates a commitment to Islamic modesty.
Maintaining Islamic modesty is important to me.