Table 3 Final factor loadings and fit statistics for exploratory factor analysis (EFA, N₁ = 342) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA, N₂ = 342) of Reproductive Agency Scale 17 (RAS-17) scale items in split-half samples of pregnant women attending prenatal appointments at Hamad Medical Corporation Maternity Hospital in Doha, Qatar

(1) Every woman should have a university education; univedu

.40

.44

(2) A woman is powerful if she works outside the home; workpay

.76

.67

(3) A woman should be free to sell her own property; sellprop

.58

.63

(4) Financial independence makes a woman strong; finanind

.81

.84

(5) Independent of money, working outside the home strengthens a woman’s personality; wkouthm

.70

.65

(6) Decision to rest during pregnancy; drestprg

.80

.67

(7) Decision about how to spend money; dmoney

.61

.62

(8) Decision to leave house; dleavehm

.32

.47

(9) Decision about what food can eat; dfoodeat

.50

.53

(10) Decision about how much work during pregnancy; dwrkpreg

.88

.96

(11) Hospital; fomhosp)

.47

.50

(12) The movies; fommovie

.62

.71

(13) Restaurants at hotels; fomrest

.84

.82

(14) Coffee shops; fomcoffe

.83

.83

(15) The mall; fommall

.76

.71

(16) A female friend’s house; fomfriend

.60

.59

(17) Parks or gardens; fomparks

.66

.69

 χ²

207.85

238.27

 RMSEA

.06

.06

 CFI

.95

.95

 TLI

.93

.95