Table 2.
Rotated matrix of the items of Condom Use and its Cognitive Determinants Questionnaire
| Items | Factors* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Using condom destroys my sexual appeal | 0.841 | |||||
| Using condom makes sexual relationship non-enjoyable | 0.831 | |||||
| Using condom decreases my sex pleasure | 0.817 | |||||
| Condom Use is annoying | 0.745 | |||||
| I don’t like using condom | 0.736 | -0.217 | ||||
| Using condom is unfair as it decrease sexual pleasure | 0.632 | 0.253 | ||||
| The man who uses condom express concern and dissatisfaction with sexual relationship to his partner | 0.446 | 0.284 | ||||
| I do not want to use condom as it cause allergy to me | -0.396 | 0.353 | ||||
| If my partner proposes condom use to me, it means that he doesn’t trust me | 0.389 | |||||
| I avoid using condom as far as possible | 0.36 | |||||
| Condom may slip at the beginning of intercourse | 0.77 | |||||
| The erection of my husband goes away before wearing the condom | 0.664 | 0.327 | ||||
| Condom slips during intercourse | 0.649 | |||||
| Condom slips while ejecting penis from vagina, at the end of intercourse | 0.637 | |||||
| The erection of my husband goes away after wearing condom and at the beginning of intercourse | 0.23 | 0.513 | ||||
| Condom does not fit the penis of my husband, and I can feel it during intercourse | 0.454 | 0.332 | ||||
| Condom is perforated during intercourse | 0.447 | 0.347 | ||||
| When I feel risk for pregnancy/infection during a sexual relationship I use a condom | 0.682 | |||||
| During my ovulation period (the tenth to the eighteenth days) I use condom | 0.679 | |||||
| I use condom to prevent sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS | 0.663 | |||||
| In the case of failure in our routine contraceptive method, We use condom | 0.65 | |||||
| My husband use condom only before ejaculation | 0.551 | |||||
| We use condom throughout our intercourse | 0.474 | 0.208 | ||||
| My husband wear condom before erection | 0.42 | |||||
| The used condoms may be reused again | 0.769 | |||||
| The timely expired condoms may be used | 0.719 | |||||
| A sharp object should be used to open the condom package | 0.626 | |||||
| A condom may be reused for several times | 0.287 | 0.442 | ||||
| There is no need to check the condom regarding perforation and defection | 0.397 | |||||
| Using condom is difficult | 0.728 | |||||
| I feel worries while using condom during intercourse | 0.694 | |||||
| My husband is reluctant to use condom | -0.234 | 0.442 | ||||
| I have no confidence to use condom as a contraceptive method | 0.431 | |||||
| My husband does not appropriately cooperate in using condom while intercourse | -0.268 | -0.326 | 0.421 | |||
| The used condoms shouldn’t be reused | 0.703 | |||||
| The perforated or defected condoms shouldn’t be used | 0.665 | |||||
| The Latex condoms should be used | 0.242 | 0.441 | ||||
| Condom should be drawn to the bottom of the penis | 0.212 | 0.397 | ||||
| Condom should be drawn on an erected penis | 0.384 | |||||
| Condoms should be used before any contact between penis and vagina | 0.266 | 0.247 | 0.332 | |||
| Initial Eigenvalues | 6.68 | 3.09 | 2.41 | 1.84 | 1.65 | 1.56 |
| Rotation sums of squares | 4.85 | 3.16 | 2.85 | 2.56 | 2.24 | 2.01 |
| Percent of variance explained | 16.7 | 7.72 | 6.02 | 4.62 | 4.13 | 3.91 |
| Cronbach α | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.7 | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.51 |
Factor 1 = Negative Attitude Toward Condom Use (NACU); Factor 2 = Perceived Barriers of Condom Use (PBCU); Factor 3 = Behavioral Pattern of Condom Use (BPCU); Factor 4 = Errors in Condom Use (ECU); Factor 5 = Willingness to Condom Use (WCU) and Factor 6 = Knowledge on Condom Use (KCU). * In order to help in decreasing complexity of the table, the loadings less than 2 were omitted.