Table 1 Descriptive and Injunctive Norms around Sexual Initiation and Contraceptive Use
From: Understanding how social norms affect modern contraceptive use
NORMS | Questions from survey used in analysis |
|---|---|
Please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or don’t know. | |
Descriptive | 329. Most of my friends are having sex before marriage. |
Descriptive | 331. Most of my friends think female adolescents do not have to maintain their virginity. |
Descriptive | 557. Most adolescent girls talk to their partners/boyfriends about contraceptives. |
Injunctive | 330. Most of my friends think it is cool to have sex at my age. |
Injunctive | 332. Most of my friends think that adolescents who do not have sex before marriage are old-fashioned. |
Injunctive | 554. A woman who uses contraception without her husband’s knowledge should be punished. |
Injunctive | 556. Most of my friends would approve of my using contraceptives. |