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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 24.
Published in final edited form as: Open AIDS J. 2020 Sep 18;14:75–83. doi: 10.2174/1874613602014010075

Appendix Table 1.

Description of gender attitude questions used in survey of grade 10 learners.

Gender attitude items used to create score Coding of items
1. It is the man who decides when to have sex

2. Men are always ready to have sex

3. Women are always ready to have sex

4. Men need sex more than women do

5. A man needs other women even if things with his wife/partner are fine

6. A woman needs other partners even if things with her husband/partner are fine

7. You don’t talk about sex, you just do it

8. A woman should not initiate sex

9. A woman who has sex before she is married does not deserve respect

10. A man who has sex before he is married does not deserve respect

11. Women who carry condoms on them are loose

12. Men who carry condoms on them are loose
Agree a lot = 1
Somewhat agree = 2 Do not agree = 3

13. In my opinion, women can suggest using condoms just like a man Do not agree = 1
Somewhat agree =2
Agree a lot = 3
14. A couple should decide together if they want to have children

15. It is only the woman’s responsibility to avoid getting pregnant Agree a lot = 1
Somewhat agree = 2
Do not agree = 3

16. If a man gets a woman pregnant, a child is the responsibility of both Do not agree = 1
Somewhat agree =2
Agree a lot = 3
17. It is important that a father is present in the lives of his children, even if he is no longer with the mother
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