Support for sexual and reproductive health and rights in Sub-Saharan Africa: a new index based on World Values Survey data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Addressing attitudes is central to achieving sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and Agenda 2030. We aimed to develop a comprehensive index to measure attitudinal support for SRHR, expanding opportunities for global trend analyses and tailored interventions.

Methods

We designed a new module capturing attitudes towards different dimensions of SRHR, collected via the nationally representative World Values Survey in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Zimbabwe during 2020-2021 (n = 3,711). We used exploratory factor analysis of 58 items to identify sub-scales and an overall index. Adjusted regression models were used to evaluate the index according to sociodemographic characteristics, stratified by country and sex.

Results

A 23-item, five-factor solution was ide

SUBMITTER: Svallfors S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11197335 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature