Table 2 Characteristics of 1576 adolescents and their attendance at the after-school sexual and reproductive health programme
N | Total sample | A: Non-attenders (0 % of education sessions) (N = 336) | B: Low attenders (less than 50 % of education sessions) (N = 653) | C: High attenders (50 % or more of education sessions) (N = 587) | Significant differences | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (Male %) | 1534 | 42.0 % (644) | 53.7 % (176) | 42.1 % (268) | 35.1 % (200) | A > B > C |
Age (Mean; SD) | 1539 | 13.77 (1.01) | 13.94 (1.08) | 13.83 (1.01) | 13.60 (0.94) | A, B > C |
SESa (Mean; SD) | 1576 | 5.87 (1.67) | 6.06 (1.51) | 5.76 (1.78) | 5.87 (1.62) | ns |
How well did you do in school?b | 1532 | 3.95 (0.92) | 3.87 (0.93) | 3.96 (0.92) | 3.97 (0.91) | ns |
Have you ever repeated a school year? (% yes) | 1486 | 23.6 % (351) | 33.4 % (105) | 24.8 % (150) | 17.0 % (96) | A > B > C |
Delinquencyc | 1536 | 9.2 % (142) | 12.8 % (42) | 9.8 % (62) | 6.6 % (38) | A, B > C |
Drug used | 1576 | 3.3 % (52) | 5.4 % (18) | 3.5 % (23) | 1.9 % (11) | A > C |
Did you bully someone at school in the past 6 months? (% yes) | 1451 | 13.4 % (195) | 19.7 % (62) | 13.5 % (80) | 9.7 % (53) | A > B > C |
Were you bullied by someone at school in the past 6 months? (% yes) | 1390 | 19.7 % (275) | 18.4 % (56) | 20.6 % (116) | 19.7 % (103) | ns |
Self-harm (% yes) | 1302 | 15.7 % (204) | 20.7 % (56) | 16.6 % (86) | 12.1 % (62) | A, B > C |
Knowledge of HIV/condoms (mean; SD)e | 1553 | 0.42 (0.20) | 0.41 (0.19) | 0.43 (0.21) | 0.42 (0.20) | ns |
Ever had oral, anal or vaginal sex | 1576 | 22.7 % (358) | 27.4 % (92) | 26.5 % (173) | 15.8 % (93) | A, B > C |
Age of sexual debut (mean years)i | 198 | 13.93 (1.83) | 14.14 (1.63) | 13.90 (1.78) | 13.84 (2.26) | ns |
Number of sexual partners (mean)i | 174 | 3.37 (2.78) | 3.29 (2.71) | 3.63 (2.84) | 2.83 (2.72) | ns |
Condom use consistency (% always)i | 269 | 19.7 % (55) | 17.6 % (12) | 20.7 % (28) | 19.7 % (13) | ns |
Victim of sexual violence (% yes) | 1442 | 31.7 % (503) | 34.2 % (107) | 36.0 % (210)A | 27.7 % (151) | A, B > C |
Victim of IPV (% yes) | 1452 | 16.1 % (259) | 16.8 % (53) | 13.8 % (82) | 10.2 % (55) | A > C |
Perpetrator of IPV (% yes) | 1427 | 10.3 % (163) | 12.3 % (38) | 11.1 % (65) | 5.3 % (28) | A, B > C |
School safetyf | 1459 | 2.90 (1.06) | 2.77 (1.06) | 2.89 (1.07) | 2.98 (1.05) | A < C |
School connectednessf | 1467 | 4.56 (0.67) | 4.47 (0.73) | 4.53 (0.69) | 4.64 (0.60) | A, B < C |
School appearancef | 1475 | 3.93 (1.02) | 3.88 (1.06) | 3.93 (1.02) | 3.94 (1.00) | ns |
Emotional symptomsg | 1549 | 3.89 (2.39) | 3.67 (2.21) | 4.02 (2.47) | 3.88 (2.40) | A < B |
Conduct problemsg | 1546 | 2.39 (1.75) | 2.47 (1.78) | 2.51 (1.85) | 2.19 (1.61) | A, B > C |
Hyperactivity scaleg | 1547 | 2.70 (2.01) | 2.95 (2.04) | 2.78 (2.01) | 2.47 (1.97) | A, B > C |
Peer problems scaleg | 1545 | 2.77 (1.93) | 2.90 (1.86) | 2.79 (1.94) | 2.67 (1.96) | ns |
Prosocial scaleg | 1556 | 7.82 (2.16) | 7.26 (2.32) | 7.77 (2.19) | 8.21 (1.94) | C > B > A |
Number of sessions attended (mean; SD) | 1576 | 8.02 (7.44) | 0 (0) | 4.26 (2.87) | 16.80 (3.12) | C > B > A |
Exposureh | 1576 | 0.38 (0.35) | 0 (0) | 0.20 (0.14) | 0.80 (0.15) | C > B > A |
Visited a nurse (% yes) | 1455 | 17.3 % (252) | 0 % (0) | 11.6 % (72) | 35.6 % (180) | C > B > A |