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| Items in scale |
| 1 | A woman’s most important role is to take care of her home and cook for her family |
| 2 | Girls can go to school even if it is far away from her village |
| 3 | Boys are naturally better than girls in studies |
| 4 | It is more important to educate boys than to educate girls |
| 5 | Since girls have to get married, they should not be sent to schools for higher education |
| 6 | For an ideal Indian woman, family and house hold work are more important than education. |
| 7 | Investing in girls education is not financially beneficial |
| 8 | It is not safe to send girls to school due to violence |
| 9 | Eighteen years is too late for a girl to get married |
| 10 | Marrying girls early helps to protect them from sexual relations |
| 11 | A girl who is not married young is a risk to her family |
| 12 | Girls should be allowed to take decisions regarding their marriage |
| 13 | Girls are ready for marriage after first menstruation |
| 14 | A girl must get married when she finds an appropriate groom, even if she was still studying in school |
| 15 | Girls and boys should keep their parents/elders happy even if they have to marry early |
| 16 | Having a daughter is a financial burden |
| 17 | It is unsafe to send girls to school after the onset of menstruation (MC) |
| 18 | A girl should not have sex before marriage |
| 19 | Men should share the work around the house with women such as doing dishes, cleaning, and cooking |
| 20 | Early child bearing makes women valuable in family and society |
| 21 | A man should only have the final say in all family matters |
| Items dropped from the scale after principal component analysis |
| 1 | Girls can walk safely in areas were men and boys usually gather |
| 2 | A man has the right to have sex even if the woman says no |
| 3 | A woman should obey her husband |
| 4 | Women/girls should tolerate violence in order to keep her family together |
| 5 | It is a woman’s responsibility to avoid getting pregnant |
| 6 | Decision to plan a family should be taken jointly by husband and wife |
| 7 | A woman can suggest using contraceptives just like a man can |
| 8 | A woman has the right to use contraceptives, even if her husband does not agree. |
| 9 | A woman should be able to say no to have sex if she does not want it. |
| 10 | I would feel ashamed to talk about contraceptives to my husband. |
| 11 | Only men can decide when to have a first child |
| 12 | If a couple does not have a child, then it is a woman’s fault |
| 13 | It is the man who should decide whether to use a contraceptives or not |
| 14 | Woman should conceive within one year of marriage to avoid society/community pressure/ridicule |
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