ABSTRACT
This research aimed to elaborate the Female Attitudes Toward the Morning-After Pill Scale (FAMPS), gathering preliminary evidence of validity and accuracy. There were 223 university women (Mean age = 21.44; SD = 4.1; range 18 to 46 years), who were divided into two groups: sexually active (51.6%) and non-active (48.4%). The results showed that the items of the measure have two-factor structure, factor I being named Safety and factor II as Anxiety. The respective factors presented Cronbach's Alphas of 0.62 and 0.67, in addition to homogeneity of 0.29 and 0.41. It is concluded that this instrument presents preliminary evidences of factorial validity and reliability, providing a measure in Brazilian Portuguese that allows to adequately measure the female attitudes toward the morning-after pill.
KEYWORDS:
morning-after pill; attitudes; scale; validity; accuracy
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