Table 1 Summary of data collection tool
| S/N | Objective | Variables |
Type of scale (range) | No. of Items | Eg. of item to construct the tool |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To determine Caretakers’ information (knowledge) on adolescent’s SRH and its importance in Unguja-Zanzibar. | knowledge |
Binary (0–15) | 2, with 15 sub- items | What topics about adolescents’ sexual health need to be communicated to adolescents? |
| 2 | To determine Caretakers’ motivation (perceived risk, attitude and social norms) towards communication with adolescents about SRH in Unguja-Zanzibar. | (i) perceived risk, |
Likert (1–12) | 3 | Please grade the risk of your adolescents male to get STIs/HIV |
| (ii) attitude, |
Likert (1–20) | 5 | Communicating with adolescent about SRH will promote promiscuity | ||
| (iii) social norms |
Likert (1–12) | 3 | Most of my relatives/friends talks to their adolescents about SRH | ||
| 3 | To determine Caretakers’ behavioral skills (self efficacy and perceived skills) to communicate with adolescents about SRH in Unguja-Zanzibar | i) self efficacy |
Likert (1–16) | 4 | I can describe the act of talking to my Adolescent about SRH as: |
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(ii)perceived Skills |
Likert (1–16) | 4 | I can describe my ability to talk to my adolescent about SRH as | ||
| 4 | To determine caretaker-adolescent sexuality communication (frequency and contents of communication) in Unguja-Zanzibar | Frequency and Contents of communication |
Likert (1–28) | 9 | How frequently do you talk to your adolescent male/female ab out HIV and AIDS and STIs? |
