Table 3.

Exploratory factor analysis loadings and Cronbach α values, American Men’s Internet Survey 2018 (N=1375).

Questionnaire item	Factor loadingsa,b,c
	Factor 1. Sexual health engagement and awareness	Factor 2. Enhancing dyadic communication	Factor 3. Managing sexual health care
Item 1. It is a more convenient way to manage my sexual health records	0.7994	−0.0268	−0.0061
Item 2. It encourages people to be more aware of their sexual health	0.8740	−0.0231	0.0123
Item 3. It will help people like me make better sexual health decisions	0.7374	0.1093	0.0224
Item 4. Improve communication on HIV and other sexually transmitted infections	−0.0171	0. 7773	0.0465
Item 5. Improve my confidence in the testing information a partner shares with me	0.0012	0.8213	−0.0123
Item 6. Improve control over my sexual health and decision making	0.0494	0.8047	−0.0226
Item 7. Tips or tools for managing sexual health	0.0806	0.1323	0.5531
Item 8. Ability to locate STDd test centers and services	−0.0058	−0.0348	0.6967
Item 9. Video chat for communicating with health care providers	0.0199	−0.0478	0.6382
Item 10. Counseling and resources for people with STDs	0.0208	0.0039	0.7415
Item 11. Ability to order home test kits for HIV and STDs	−0.0202	−0.0057	0.5621
Item 12. Games to promote sexual health	−0.0743	0.0741	0.5269

^aFactor loadings above 0.5000 are italicized.

^bCronbach α for factors: factor 1, sexual health engagement and awareness, α=.8678; factor 2, enhancing dyadic communication, α=.8689; and Factor 3, managing sexual health care, α=.7888.

^cInterfactor correlations: r_{factor1,factor2}=0.42, r_{factor1,factor3}=0.29, and r_{factor2,factor3}=0.42.

^dSTD: sexually transmitted disease.