Table 2 The modified SABA and the CUS scales. Stigmatising attitudes towards adolescent girls associated with abortion and contraceptive use among teachers (n = 15) and student peer-counsellors (n = 21). The answers are shown for the total and separated by sex
Items: The modified SABA scale | Disagree Total* (Female/Male) | Unsure Total* (Female/Male) | Agree Total* (Female/Male) | |
1 | A girl who has an abortion is committing a sin. | 7 (3/4) | 1 (1/0) | 28 (15/13) |
2 | Once a girl has one abortion, she will make it a habit. | 20 (10/10) | 4 (2/2) | 12 (7/5) |
3 | A married woman is more deserving of an abortion than an unmarried woman. | 32 (17/15) | 1 (1/0) | 3 (1/2) |
4 | A girl who has an abortion cannot be trusted. | 25 (13/12) | 4 (3/1) | 7 (3/4) |
5 | A girl who has an abortion brings shame to her family. | 12 (4/8) | 1 (1/0) | 23 (14/9) |
6 | The health of a girl who has an abortion is never as good as it was before the abortion. | 7 (2/5) | 4 (3/1) | 24 (14/10) |
7 | A girl who has an abortion is a bad mother. | 26 (15/11) | 6 (2/4) | 4 (2/2) |
8 | A girl who has an abortion brings shame to her community. | 15 (8/7) | 2 (1/1) | 19 (10/9) |
9 | A girl who has had an abortion should be prohibited from going to religious services. | 34 (18/16) | 2 (1/1) | 0 |
10 | A girl who has had an abortion should be prohibited from going to school. | 35 (19/16) | 1 (0/1) | 0 |
11 | A girl who has had an abortion should be teased so that she will be ashamed of her decision. | 30 (16/14) | 3 (1/2) | 3 (2/1) |
12 | A girl should be disgraced in my community if she has had an abortion. | 33 (18/15) | 3 (1/2) | 0 |
13 | A man should not marry a woman who has had an abortion. | 32 (18/14) | 1 (1/0) | 2 (0/2) |
14 | A girl who has had an abortion you should not be associated with. | 36 (19/17) | 0 | 0 |
15 | A girl who has had an abortion should be pointed fingers at to let others know what she did. | 35 (19/16) | 0 | 1 (0/1) |
16 | A girl who has an abortion should not be treated the same as everyone else. | 32 (17/15) | 0 | 4 (2/2) |
17 | A girl who has an abortion can make other people fall ill or get sick. | 34 (18/16) | 2 (1/1) | 0 |
18 | A girl who has had an abortion might be a bad influence on other girls. | 16 (9/7) | 2 (0/2) | 18 (10/8) |
19 | A girl who has an abortion should be isolated from other people in the community for at least 4 weeks after having an abortion. | 33 (17/16) | 3 (2/1) | 0 |
20 | If a boy has sex with a girl who has had an abortion, he will become infected with a disease. | 31 (17/14) | 5 (2/3) | 0 |
Items: The CUS scale | Disagree Total* (Female/Male) | Unsure Total* (Female/Male) | Agree Total* (Female/Male) | |
21 | A girl who uses a contraceptive method is promiscuous (sexually immoral, likes to have many sexual partners). | 22 (12/10) | 6 (2/4) | 7 (5/2) |
22 | A girl who uses a contraceptive method will encourage to a promiscuous lifestyle. | 21 (12/9) | 4 (2/2) | 10 (5/5) |
23 | A girl cannot decide for herself if to use a contraceptive method. | 20 (12/8) | 2 (1/1) | 13 (6/7) |
24 | A married woman is more deserving of a contraceptive method than an unmarried woman. | 18 (11/7) | 4 (3/1) | 13 (5/8) |
25 | A girl who uses contraceptives will have problems when she decides to get pregnant. | 14 (7/7) | 9 (6/3) | 11 (6/5) |
26 | A girl who carries condoms is likely to have many sexual partners. | 26 (12/14) | 4 (3/1) | 5 (4/1) |
27 | A girl should not insist to use a condom, it is the man to decide whether to use a condom or not. | 33 (18/15) | 1 (1/0) | 1 (0/1) |