Women's Contraceptive Use: Self-Efficacy includes 15 items that capture a woman's confidence in her ability to utilize contraception when cognizant of the reaction that contraceptive use might bring.
Geographies Tested: United States of America
Populations Included: Female
Age Range: Adolescents, Adults
General contraceptive use
How confident are you that you would use...
1. When a method of birth control is not right
on hand.
2. When you have been using alcohol or other
drugs.
3. When your partner gets upset about it.
4. When you feel the side effects.
5. When it is too much trouble.
Condom use with main partner
How confident are you that you would use...
6. When you have been using alcohol or other
drugs.
7. When you are sexually aroused.
8. When you think your partner might get
angry.
9. When you are already using another
method of birth control.
10. When you want your partner to know you
are committed to your relationship.
Condom use with other partners
How confident are you that you would use...
11. When you think the risk for disease is low.
12. When you have been using alcohol or
drugs.
13. When you are sexually aroused.
14. When you think your partner might get
upset.
15. When you are already using another
method of birth control.
Response Options:
A 5-point Likert scale
Not at all confident - 1
Extremley confident - 5
Items are averaged to create a total scale.
Galavotti, C., Cabral, R. J., Lansky, A., Grimley, D. M., Riley, G. E., & Prochaska, J. O. (1995). Validation of measures of condom and other contraceptive use among women at high risk for HIV infection and uninteded pregnancy. Health Psychology, 14(6), 570-578. https://doi.org/10.1037//0278-6133.14.6.570
Psychometric Score
Ease of Use Score
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