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Community Support for Family Planning

Community Support for Family Planning is a 3-item measure capturing respondent's perception of community approval, chosen from the Slow Fertility Transition Project in Egypt. Items include measures for perception of approval of relatives and friends, and beliefs about community leaders.

Categories

Geographies Tested: Egypt

Populations Included: Female

Age Range: Adults

Items:

Now I want to ask your opinion about some matters relating to family planning. Please tell me if you agree, disagree, or have no opinion about the statement.

1. Most of your friends and relatives approve of using family planning.
2. In your community, religious leaders believe family planning interferes with God's will.
3. In your community, religious leaders encourage couples to have many children.

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2
Don't know - 3

Scoring Procedures

Not Available

Original Citation

El-Zeini, L. O. (2008). The path to replacement fertility in Egypt: Acceptance, preference, and achievement. Studies in Family Planning, 39(3), 161-176. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1728-4465.2008.164.x


Psychometric Score

Ease of Use Score

Scoring breakdown

Formative Research

Qualitative Research

Existing Literature/Theoretical Framework

Field Expert Input

Cognitive Interviews / Pilot Testing

Reliability

Internal

Test-retest

Interrater

Validity

Content

Face

Criterion (gold-standard)

Construct

KEY

Ease of Use

Readability

Scoring Clarity

Length

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