Table 1.

Sexual health measure scale information

Interview scale item	Scale structure and reliability	Reliability (alpha)	WHO sexual health domain
Relationship quality	(6, 4-point items; SD to SA; e.g., “I feel happy when we are together”)	.95	Emotional
Partner meets needs	(3, 4-point items; SD to SA; e.g., “[X] meets my needs for friendship”)	.98	Emotional
Sexual autonomy	(3, 4-point items; SD to SA; e.g., “It is easy for me to say no if I do not wantto have sex”)	.83	Physical
Absence of genital pain	(5, 4-point items; SD to SA; e.g., “It is painful if [X] touches my genitalarea” [recoded])	.80	Physical
Sexual satisfaction	(5, 7-point semantic differential items; e.g., “Very bad to very good”)	.94	Physical
Fertility control attitudes	(3, 4-point items; SD to SA; e.g., “I am committed to not getting pregnant”)	.76	Mental/attitudinal
Condom use efficacy	(5, 4-point items; SD to SA; e.g., “It will be easy to use a condom if we have sex”)	.89	Mental/attitudinal
Sexual negativity	(6, 4-point items; SD to SA; e.g., “Sometimes I feel guilty about.sexual behavior” [recoded])	.90	Mental/attitudinal
Partner sexual communication	(3, 4-point items; SD to SA; e.g., “I can talk to [X] about birth control”)	.92	Social
Closeness to family	(6, 4-point items; SD to SA; e.g., “I am close to my [mother]”)	.95	Social
Partner closeness to family	(6, 4-point items; SD to SA; e.g. “[X] knows my [mother] well”)	.92	Social
Family communication	(6, 4-point items; SD to SA; e.g., “I can talk about personal things withmy [mother]”)	.95	Social
Family STD Communication	(6, 4-point items; SD to SA; e.g., “I can talk about STDs with my [mother]”)	.87	Social

SA = strongly agree; SD = strongly disagree; STD = sexually transmitted disease; WHO = World Health Organization.