Table 2. Frequency distribution of answers given to the questionnaire with ASABA scale.
| ASABA scale items | 4) Agree and 5) strongly agree | 3) Not sure | 1) Strongly disagree and 2) disagree | Mean | SD | N | Missing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |||||
| 1. | A girl who has an induced abortion is committing a sin | 1085 | (89.9) | 24 | (2) | 98 | (8.1) | 4.48 | 1.07 | 1207 | 0 | (0) |
| 2. | Once a girl has one abortion, she will make it a habit | 625 | (51.8) | 235 | (19.5) | 341 | (28.3) | 3.35 | 1.32 | 1201 | 6 | (0.5) |
| 3. | A girl who has an abortion cannot be trusted | 456 | (37.8) | 183 | (15.2) | 563 | (46.6) | 2.90 | 1.41 | 1202 | 5 | (0.4) |
| 4. | A girl who has an abortion brings shame to her family | 886 | (73.4) | 92 | (7.6) | 221 | (18.3) | 3.89 | 1.28 | 1199 | 8 | (0.7) |
| 5. | The health of a girl who has an abortion is never as good as it was before the abortion | 823 | (68.2) | 132 | (10.9) | 247 | (20.5) | 3.79 | 1.34 | 1202 | 5 | (0.4) |
| 6. | A girl who has had an abortion might be a bad influence on other women | 651 | (53.9) | 141 | (11.7) | 408 | (33.8) | 3.28 | 1.43 | 1200 | 7 | (0.6) |
| 7. | A girl who has an abortion will be a bad mother | 273 | (22.6) | 238 | (19.7) | 693 | (57.4) | 2.50 | 1.32 | 1204 | 3 | (0.2) |
| 8. | A girl who has an abortion brings shame to her community | 694 | (57.5) | 165 | (13.7) | 345 | (28.6) | 3.48 | 1.39 | 1204 | 3 | (0.2) |
| 9. | A girl who has had an abortion should be prohibited from going to religious services | 56 | (4.6) | 39 | (3.2) | 1103 | (91.4) | 1.51 | 0.86 | 1198 | 9 | (0.7) |
| 10. | A girl who has had an abortion should be teased so that she will be ashamed about her decision | 199 | (16.5) | 110 | (9.1) | 890 | (73.7) | 2.08 | 1.24 | 1199 | 8 | (0.7) |
| 11. | A girl should be disgraced in my community if she has had an abortion | 136 | (11.3) | 156 | (12.9) | 903 | (74.8) | 1.99 | 1.11 | 1195 | 12 | (1.0) |
| 12. | A man should not marry a woman who has had an abortion | 153 | (12.7) | 155 | (12.8) | 892 | (73.9) | 2.05 | 1.18 | 1200 | 7 | (0.6) |
| 13. | A girl who has had an abortion should no longer be associated with | 122 | (10.1) | 85 | (7) | 993 | (82.3) | 1.84 | 1.08 | 1200 | 7 | (0.6) |
| 14. | A girl who had an abortion should be pointed fingers at so that other people would know what she has done | 116 | (9.6) | 68 | (5.6) | 1015 | (84.1) | 1.74 | 1.05 | 1199 | 8 | (0.7) |
| 15. | A girl who has an abortion should not be treated the same as everyone else | 110 | (9.1) | 54 | (4.5) | 1035 | (85.7) | 1.72 | 1.07 | 1199 | 8 | (0.7) |
| 16. | A girl who has had an abortion can make other people fall ill or get sick | 90 | (7.5) | 93 | (7.7) | 1017 | (84.3) | 1.64 | 1.02 | 1200 | 7 | (0.6) |
| 17. | A girl who has had an abortion should be isolated from other people in the community for at least 4 weeks after having an abortion | 136 | (11.3) | 225 | (18.6) | 839 | (69.5) | 2.09 | 1.12 | 1200 | 7 | (0.6) |
| 18. | If a boy has sex with a girl who has had an abortion, he will most likely become infected with a disease | 108 | (8.9) | 248 | (20.5) | 844 | (69.9) | 1.95 | 1.14 | 1200 | 7 | (0.6) |
aThe analysis is based on respondents to all questions in the table.
bThe internal drop-out range between 0 and 12 (0–1.0%).