Table 3 Ability questions that correspond to the Fogg Behavior Model
From: Understanding how social norms affect modern contraceptive use
ABILITY COMPONENT | Questions from survey used in the analysis |
|---|---|
Please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, strongly disagree or don’t know. | |
Mental effort | 409. Using condoms during sexual intercourse is wise. |
Mental effort | 410. Using condoms during sexual intercourse is embarrassing. |
Please tell me how easy or difficult it would be to do each of the following. Would it be very easy, somewhat easy, somewhat difficult, very difficult or you don’t know. | |
Mental effort | 420. How easy or difficult would it be for you to use condoms with a sexual partner? |
Mental effort | 421. How easy or difficult would it be for you to discuss condoms with a sexual partner? |
Mental effort | 422. How easy or difficult would it be for you to discuss condoms with your parents? |
Mental effort | 565. How easy or difficult is it for you to use contraception? |
Please tell me how confident you would feel, extremely confident, somewhat confident, somewhat uncertain, extremely uncertain or you don’t know. | |
Mental effort | 423. How confident are you that you could get a condom if you wanted one? |
Mental effort | 424. How confident are you that you could have a condom with you when you needed it, that is if you decided to have sex? |
Mental effort | 425. How confident are you that you could use a condom correctly? |
Mental effort | 426. Imagine that you are having sex with someone you just met, and you feel it is important to use condoms. How confident are you that you could tell that person you want to use condoms? |
Mental effort | 427. Imagine that your partner uses birth control pills to prevent pregnancy. You want to use condoms to avoid getting an STD or HIV. How confident are you that you could convince your partner to also use condoms? |
Mental effort | 563. How confident are you that you could convince your partner to use a method of contraception? |
Mental effort | 564. How confident are you that you could use a method of contraception even if your partner doesn’t want to? |
Now I am going to ask you about the likelihood of some events. Please tell me if you would be extremely unlikely, somewhat unlikely, somewhat likely, extremely likely or don’t know. | |
Mental effort | 429. How likely is it that your partner would like it if you had a condom with you? |
Mental effort | 430. During the next 3 months, how likely is it that you will try to persuade your partner to use condoms every time you have sex? |
Mental effort | 432. During the next 3 months, how likely is it that you will always have a condom with you? |
Mental effort | 517. Do you know of a place where you can obtain a method of contraception? |
Routine | 404. Do you carry condoms with you? |