Social norms, beliefs, and attitudes around modern contraception (MC) use can influence the decision to take up a method, but susceptibility to these factors varies between individuals. The effect of psychosocial readiness to use MC at the individual level is not established for women in Ethiopia. Data from 349 women were used for validity and reliability testing of a 12-item MC psychosocial readiness scale. A rating-scale Rasch model tested for unidimensionality, rating scale functioning, and construct and content validity. Multiple linear regression assessed the effect of respondent characteristics on MC psychosocial readiness scores. The psychometric properties of the univariate MC psychosocial readiness scale were satisfactory after the stepwise removal of two items. Prior MC use, socioeconomic status, geographic zone, and education were significantly associated with increased endorsement of MC psychosocial readiness. The 10-item scale measures the extent of endorsement of MC psychosocial readiness for childbearing women in Tigray, Ethiopia. Further research should qualitatively explore the identified influence of education on MC psychosocial readiness.

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验证和评估埃塞俄比亚提格雷妇女使用现代避孕药具的心理社会准备情况的工具

围绕现代避孕 (MC) 使用的社会规范、信仰和态度会影响采用某种方法的决定，但对这些因素的敏感性因人而异。在个人层面上使用 MC 的心理社会准备对埃塞俄比亚女性的影响尚未确定。来自 349 名女性的数据用于 12 项 MC 社会心理准备量表的有效性和可靠性测试。评分量表 Rasch 模型测试了单维性、评分量表功能以及结构和内容有效性。多元线性回归评估了受访者特征对 MC 心理社会准备分数的影响。在逐步删除两个项目后，单变量 MC 社会心理准备量表的心理测量特性令人满意。先前的 MC 使用、社会经济地位、地理区域、和教育与增加对 MC 社会心理准备的认可显着相关。10 项量表衡量埃塞俄比亚提格雷市育龄妇女对 MC 社会心理准备的认可程度。进一步的研究应该定性地探索教育对 MC 心理社会准备的影响。