Social Approval for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH)
Social Approval for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH)
Social Approval for Adolescent SRH is a 9-item measure of the level of support in the community for youth to access reproductive and sexual health care. The 9 items reflect different members of the community.
ITEMS:
Please indicate how supportive the following places or people in your community are about teens' SRH issues and needs:
1. The overall community
2. Men
3. Women
4. Schools
5. Health care facilities/workers
6. Religious centers/leaders
7. Parents
8. Other family members
9. Friends
Response Options:
Extremely supportive - 1
Somewhat supportive - 1
Somewhat unsupportive - 0
Extremely unsupportive - 0
PSYCHOMETRIC SCORE
GEOGRAPHIES TESTED:
POPULATIONS INCLUDED:
Female
AGE RANGE:
Adolescents
Adults
Scoring Procedures:
A summative index is created by adding together the number of items with a response of either extremely supportive or somewhat supportive. The final score ranges from 0-9.
PRIMARY CITATION:
Loll, D., Fleming, P. J., Manu, A., Morhe, E., Stephenson, R., King, E. J., & Hall, K. S. (2020). Reproductive autonomy and pregnancy decision-making among young Ghanaian women. Global Public Health, 15(4), 571-586. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2019.1695871
Psychometric Score:
Qualitative Research
Existing Literature/Theoretical Framework
Field Expert Input
Cognitive Interviews / Pilot Testing
Internal
Test-retest
Interrater
Content
Face
Criterion (gold-standard)
Construct
Psychometric Scoring
Total Score: 4.00/8 Points (MEDIUM)
Citation Frequency
KEY
FULL POINTS
PARTIAL POINTS NOT ASSESSED NOT APPLICABLEFor more details, see Scoring Methodology
