Table 5.
Rotated Component Matrix and Internal Consistency Reliability for “Interest/Desire to Have Children.”
| Factor Loadings | Cronbach α If Items Deleted | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subfactor 1 | Subfactor 2 | ||
| I would like to become a father in the future | 0.93 | 0.02 | .44 |
| I have thought about becoming a father in the future | 0.80 | 0.08 | .42 |
| If I was in a situation where I could become a father, I would want that to happen | 0.76 | 0.34 | .37 |
| If I was in a situation where I could become a father, I would not want that to happen | −0.74 | −0.08 | .62 |
| I am happy with my life without children | −0.66 | 0.32 | .57 |
| Being diagnosed with HIV affects my decisions about not becoming a father | −0.10 | 0.82 | .33 |
| I would like to become a father without parenting the child(ren) | −0.20 | 0.75 | .4 |
| Available fertility technologies and options for people living with HIV affect my decisions about becoming a father | 0.29 | 0.71 | .29 |
| Being diagnosed with HIV affects my decisions about becoming a father | 0.30 | 0.57 | .25 |