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Table 3 Information sources about SRH and general health

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

 

Girls

Boys

 

Main puberty info source

Want more puberty info from

Pregnancy info sourceb,c

Seek health advice fromc

Main puberty info source

Want more puberty info from

Pregnancy info source b,c

Seek health advice fromc

 

(n = 214)

(n = 214)

(n = 39)

(n = 209)

(n = 192)

(n = 192)

(n = 42)

(n = 190)

 

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

Mother

74.8

(64.4, 85.1)

19.2

(9.7, 28.7)

92.3

(76.5, 1.1)

83.1

(73.3, 93.0)

60.9

(48.5, 73.3)

10.9

(2.7, 19.2)

69.1

(47.3, 90.8)

79.7

(71.8, 87.6)

Father

9.4

(2.6, 16.1)

3.3

(1.1, 5.4)

33.3

(14.8, 51.8)

62.6

(51.8, 73.4)

17.2

(7.4, 26.9)

10.4

(3.6, 17.2)

52.4

(35.2, 69.5)

68.2

(59.8, 76.6)

Sibling

4.7

(1.5, 7.9)

19.6

(11.2, 28.0)

38.5

(22.0, 54.9)

59.3

(45.7, 72.9)

8.9

(5.4, 12.3)

26.6

(16.8, 36.3)

47.6

(32.5, 62.7)

54.2

(44.1, 64.2)

Other relative

0.5

(0.0, 1.5)

3.3

(0.8, 5.8)

12.8

(0.8, 24.8)

7.5

(0.9, 14.0)

1.6

(0.0, 3.9)

6.3

(0.2, 12.3)

11.9

(0.9, 22.9)

17.9

(10.3, 25.1)

Teacher

0.5

(0.0, 1.4)

7.5

(3.5, 11.4)

12.8

(0.0, 28.9)

8.8

(4.8, 13.0)

5.7

(1.6, 9.8)

31.0

(9.4, 52.4)

12.6

(6.6, 18.4)

Friend(s)

6.1

(1.2, 10.9)

32.2

(21.1, 43.3)

43.6

(16.3, 70.9)

39.2

(29.3, 49.2)

7.3

(0.3, 14.3)

25.0

(14.8, 35.2)

52.4

(27.7, 77.0)

34.7

(23.9, 44.8)

Religious leader

4.7

(0.0, 9.5)

2.6

(0.0, 7.8)

6.5

(2.1, 10.9)

0.5

(0.0, 1.6)

2.6

(0.4, 4.8)

4.8

(0.0, 12.2)

7.8

(3.1, 12.5)

Doctor/nurse

4.7

(0.0, 10.7)

18.2

(5.5, 30.9)

4.7

(0.0, 10.6)

2.4

(0.0, 7.3)

12.0

(2.8, 21.2)

Mediad

0.9

(0.0, 2.9)

  

0.5

(0.0, 1.6)

0.5

(0.0, 1.6)

  

Other

0.5

(0.0, 1.5)

0.5

(0.0, 1.6)

0.5

(0.0, 1.6)

2.1

(0.0, 4.6)

Do not know

1.4

(0.0, 3.0)

 

1.6

(0.0, 3.4)

3.1

(0.2, 6.0)

 

Did not learn

3.3

(0.0, 9.1)

4.2

(0.0, 10.1)

  

1.0

(0.0, 3.2)

3.7

(0.0, 7.0)

  

No one

   

1.9

(0.0, 5.7)

   

1.0

(0.0, 2.6)

 

VYA from Myanmara

 

Girls

Boys

 

Main puberty info source

Want more puberty info from

Pregnancy info source b,c

Seek health advice fromc

Main puberty info source

Want more puberty info from

Pregnancy info sourceb,c

Seek health advice fromc

 

(n = 201)

(n = 201)

(n = 28)

(n = 196)

(n = 198)

(n = 198)

(n = 14)

(n = 190)

Mother

47.3

(33.8, 60.7)

16.4

(9.9, 22.9)

57.1

(35.4, 78.9)

82.1

(13.2, 22.6)

23.2

(15.4, 31.1)

6.6

(1.6, 11.6)

40.0

(4.5, 75.5)

84.3

(78.3, 90.3)

Father

1.5

(0.0, 3.2)

3.6

(0.0, 10.6)

36.3

(26.8, 45.8)

10.1

(4.0, 16.2)

2.0

(0.0, 4.5)

33.3

(10.2, 56.7)

58.6

(47.3, 69.9)

Sibling

2.0

(0.0, 3.9)

5.0

(1.9, 8.1)

21.4

(6.1, 36.8)

31.8

(25.0, 38.7)

3.0

(0.5, 5.6)

4.0

(1.2, 6.9)

6.7

(0.0, 20.5)

22.1

(15.6, 26.9)

Other relative

3.5

(2.1, 5.7)

3.0

(0.7, 5.2)

14.3

(0.0, 30.2)

15.9

(10.6, 21.3)

3.0

(0.0, 6.1)

3.0

(0.4, 5.7)

20.0

(0.0, 42.2)

15.2

(8.6, 21.7)

Teacher

12.4

(6.1, 18.8)

31.8

(24.3, 39.3)

64.3

(50.1, 78.0)

45.3

(36.8, 53.8)

15.1

(8.2, 22.0)

34.9

(25.2, 44.5)

66.7

(43.5, 89.8)

43.9

(37.1, 50.7)

Friend(s)

5.0

(2.2, 7.7)

7.5

(4.7, 10.2)

28.6

(13.3, 43.8)

33.3

(25.0, 41.7)

5.6

(1.0, 10.1)

6.6

(2.4, 10.7)

20.0

(0.0, 45.8)

19.7

(12.4, 26.9)

Religious leader

1.5

(0.0, 3.3)

2.5

(0.0, 5.0)

1.0

(0.0, 2.5)

2.5

(0.0, 5.0)

0.5

(0.0, 1.6)

Doctor/nurse

0.5

(0.0, 1.5)

14.9

(10.9, 18.9)

32.1

(10.4, 53.8)

28.9

(18.0, 39.7)

6.1

(2.1, 10.0)

16.7

(9.7, 23.6)

46.7

(21.8, 71.5)

27.8

(16.3, 39.2)

Mediad

3.0

(0.0, 6.5)

7.5

(0.3, 12.1)

  

6.6

(0.3, 12.8)

10.1

(3.8, 16.3)

  

Other

0.5

(0.0, 1.5)

0.5

(0.0, 1.5)

21.4

(8.5, 34.3)

2.9

(0.4, 5.6)

0.5

(0.0, 1.6)

13.3

(0.0, 31.4)

4.0

(0.7, 7.4)

Do not know

1.0

(0.0, 2.4)

7.0

(2.5, 11.4)

1.5

(0.0, 3.3)

4.0

(0.5, 7.6)

Did not learn

24.9

(8.5, 41.2)

3.5

(0.6, 6.3)

  

24.8

(6.3, 42.1)

9.1

(3.8, 14.3)

  

No one

   

10.9

(4.3, 17.6)

   

11.6

(3.9, 19.3)

  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)Asked of those who reported learning about pregnancy
  3. c)Respondents could select more than one option (total exceeds 100%)
  4. d)Media includes books/magazines, films/video and Internet