Attitudes toward contraceptives/condoms:

• Condoms do/do not reduce sexual pleasure;
• Carrying condoms is/is not difficult;
• Using condoms is/is not a sign of mutual re­spect;
• Condoms are easy/difficult to obtain and use;
• My partner would/would not reject me if I in­sisted on condom use;
• Unmarried adolescents should/don‘t need to use condoms in all sexual encounters; and
• I am/am not responsible for my own well-be­ing.

Gender-role stereotypes:

• Women who carry condoms are —easy“ or pros­titutes;
• Having sex with many women is a sign of man­hood;
• “Real men” don‘t use condoms; and
• The female (sexual partner) is responsible for protection.

Evaluators may want to disaggregate by the following age ranges: 10-14, 15-19, and 20-24.

Attitudes toward abstinence:

• It is OK for youth to wait for marriage to have sex; and
• My friends would/would not laugh at me for refusing to have sex.

Perceived vulnerability:

• It (pregnancy/STIs) won‘t happen to me;
• Young people are healthy and don‘t need to worry about STIs; and
• Women can/cannot get pregnant the first time they have sex.