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Table 1 Demographic, family, peer and schooling characteristics of VYA from Somalia and Myanmar in two humanitarian settings

From: Transitions into puberty and access to sexual and reproductive health information in two humanitarian settings: a cross-sectional survey of very young adolescents from Somalia and Myanmar

 

Somali VYAa

VYA from Myanmara

 

N = 406

N = 399

 

n

%

95% CI

n

%

95% CI

Demographics

Sex

 Boy

192

47.3

(41.6, 53.0)

198

49.6

(43.1, 56.1)

 Girl

214

52.7

(47.0,58.4)

201

50.4

(43.9, 56.8)

Age

 10-12

208

51.2

(42.7, 59.7)

262

65.7

(60.0, 70.9)

 13-14

198

48.8

(40.3, 57.2)

137

34.3

(29.0, 39.6)

 Mean age

12.3

(12.1, 12.5)

11.8

(11.6, 12.0)

Place of birth

 Camp/community

3

0.7

(0.0. 1.6)

109

27.3

(23.1, 31.6)

 Elsewhere in country

22

5.5

(1.7, 9.3)

 Other country

402

99.0

(98.0, 100.0)

264

66.2

(60.1, 72.2)

 Do not know

1

0.3

(0.0, 7.6)

4

1.0

(0.0, 2.0)

Duration in camp/community

 1 year or less

7

1.7

(0.0, 3.6)

63

15.8

(10.7, 20.9)

 2-4 years

382

94.1

(91.7, 96.5)

95

23.8

(18.9, 28.8)

 5 years or more

1

0.3

(0.0, 0.8)

231

57.8

(52.1, 63.7)

 Do not know

16

3.9

(1.8, 6.1)

10

2.5

(0.7, 4.3)

Regular place to stay

399

98.5

(97.1, 99.9)

270

67.7

(48.4, 87.2)

Interpersonal relationships

Parents alive

 Both

335

82.5

(78.3, 86.7)

351

88.0

(84.7, 91.2)

 Father only

18

4.4

(1.9, 7.0)

4

1.0

(0.0, 2.2)

 Mother only

39

9.6

(6.3, 12.9)

31

7.8

(4.6, 10.9)

 Double orphan

14

3.5

(0.7, 6.1)

13

3.3

(1.5, 5.0)

Currently living with

 Both parents

295

72.6

(67.0, 78.3)

249

62.4

(54.6, 70.1)

 Father only

22

5.4

(2.4, 8.4)

14

3.5

(1.6, 5.4)

 Mother only

63

15.5

(10.2, 20.8)

49

12.3

(7.5, 17.1)

 Other adult caregiver

11

2.7

(0.5, 5.0)

74

18.6

(12.3, 24.8)

 No adult caregiver

1

0.2

(0.0, 0.8)

2

0.5

(0.0, 1.2)

 N/A

14

3.4

(0.0, 6.1)

11

2.8

(1.2, 4.4)

Nr of children in household

2.9

(2.6, 3.3)

2.0

(1.7, 2.3)

 Help care for children in household

362

89.2

(82.5, 95.8)

235

58.9

(53.9, 63.9)

Parental/caregiver connectednessb

 Feel that parents/caregiver care

363

89.6

(82.5, 96.8)

364

91.2

(87.7, 94.7)

 Feel that parents/caregiver listen

356

87.9

(82.4, 93.4)

286

71.7

(62.2, 81.2)

Parental/caregiver monitoringc

 Parents/caregiver know friends

205

50.7

(37.6, 63.8)

210

52.8

(44.4, 61.0)

 Parents/caregiver monitor time

269

66.7

(56.4, 77.1)

214

53.6

(43.0, 64.3)

≥1 close friends

400

98.5

(97.4, 99.6)

346

86.7

(80.7, 92.7)

≥1 close opposite sex friend

 Boys (female friend)

79

41.1

(28.8, 53.5)

64

32.3

(19.0, 45.6)

 Girls (male friend)

82

38.3

(26.2, 50.4)

45

22.4

(12.8, 31.9)

Perceived peer norms about boy/girl relationships

 Ok talk/spend time

163

40.1

(25.4, 54.9)

130

32.6

(20.9, 44.2)

 Ok spend time alone

120

29.6

(15.5, 43.6)

93

23.3

(15.4, 31.1)

 Ok physical contact

67

16.5

(6.5, 26.5)

50

12.5

(6.4, 18.7)

School

 Ever attended school

385

94.8

(91.7, 98.0)

385

96.5

(94.1, 98.9)

 Currently enrolled in school

352

91.4

(87.7, 95.1)

335

87.0

(81.4, 92.6)

Days of school missed past weekd

 None

201

57.1

(44.3, 68.9)

208

62.1

(53.0, 71.2)

 1-2

106

30.1

(19.2, 41.0)

75

22.4

(16.0, 28.8)

 3 or more

45

12.8

(5.5, 20.1)

52

15.5

(9.4, 21.6)

Perceived reasons that young people miss schoole

 Lack of money

124

30.5

(17.8, 43.3)

284

71.2

(64.6, 77.7)

 Distance to school

316

77.8

(69.6, 86.0)

125

31.3

(25.7. 37.9)

 Safety concerns

45

11.1

(5.0, 17.1)

99

24.8

(16.9, 32.7)

 Parent do not approve

140

34.5

(22.3, 46.7)

120

30.1

(23.7, 36.5)

 House work

209

51.5

(39.3, 63.7)

162

40.6

(33.7, 47.6)

 Marriage

108

26.6

(14.3, 38.8)

20

5.0

(2.5, 7.5)

 Work

69

17.0

(8.8, 25.2)

183

45.9

(38.1. 53.6)

 Health/disability

157

38.7

(24.7, 52.7)

147

36.8

(27.7, 45.7)

 Other

16

3.9

(0.5, 7.4)

47

11.8

(7.3, 16.2)

Someone else present during the interviewf

162

39.9

(22.7, 57.1)

26

6.5

(0.0. 13.2)

  1. a)Somali VYA refer to the sample from the refugee camp in Ethiopia. VYA from Myanmar refer to the sample from the migrant communities in Thailand
  2. b)Proportion agreeing with the statements “I feel that my parents/guardians care about me” (feel that parent/guardian care) and “I feel like I can share personal things with one of my parents/guardians and she or he will listen” (feel that parent/guardian listen), respectively
  3. c)Proportion agreeing that their parents (to some extent or completely) know who their friends are (parents monitor friends), and what they do with their free time (parents monitor time), respectively
  4. d)Days of school missed during past week were only asked of those currently enrolled
  5. e)Respondents could select more than one reason for why they think people their age might miss school (total exceeds 100%)
  6. f)In some cases it was not possible to obtain complete privacy during the interviews with the adolescents, as at least one other individual (unspecified) was present in the same room