Table 3.

Final factor loadings and fit statistics for exploratory factor analysis (EFA, N₁ = 342) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA, N₂ = 342) of Reproductive Agency Scale 17 (RAS-17) scale items in split-half samples of pregnant women attending prenatal appointments at Hamad Medical Corporation Maternity Hospital in Doha, Qatar

(#) Scale item by factor; variable name	EFA Factor Loadings			CFA Factor Loadings
	1	2	3	1	2	3
Factor 1: Intrinsic reproductive agency (awareness of economic rights)
(1) Every woman should have a university education; univedu	.40			.44
(2) A woman is powerful if she works outside the home; workpay	.76			.67
(3) A woman should be free to sell her own property; sellprop	.58			.63
(4) Financial independence makes a woman strong; finanind	.81			.84
(5) Independent of money, working outside the home strengthens a woman’s personality; wkouthm	.70			.65
Factor 2: Instrumental reproductive agency (influence in personal and family decisions)
(6) Decision to rest during pregnancy; drestprg		.80			.67
(7) Decision about how to spend money; dmoney		.61			.62
(8) Decision to leave house; dleavehm		.32			.47
(9) Decision about what food can eat; dfoodeat		.50			.53
(10) Decision about how much work during pregnancy; dwrkpreg		.88			.96
Factor 3: Instrumental reproductive agency (freedom of movement)
(11) Hospital; fomhosp)			.47			.50
(12) The movies; fommovie			.62			.71
(13) Restaurants at hotels; fomrest			.84			.82
(14) Coffee shops; fomcoffe			.83			.83
(15) The mall; fommall			.76			.71
(16) A female friend’s house; fomfriend			.60			.59
(17) Parks or gardens; fomparks			.66			.69
Fit Statistics
χ2			207.85			238.27
RMSEA			.06			.06
CFI			.95			.95
TLI			.93			.95

Notes. CFA uses robust weighted least squares (WLSMV) estimation, probit link