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Table 4 Vulnerabilities in reproductive health by age and program contact among YSW in Mombasa, Kenya (2015)

From: Low program access despite high burden of sexual, structural, and reproductive health vulnerabilities among young women who sell sex in Mombasa, Kenya

 

Overall population

Age group

Program contacta

  

14–18,

N = 117

19–24,

N = 291

 

No,

N = 352

Yes,

N = 56

 

n/N

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

p-value

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

p-value

Adolescent pregnancyb

108/408

26.5 (22.3–31.0)

37.6 (28.8–47.0)

22.0 (17.4–27.2)

< 0.01

25.3 (20.8–30.2)

33.9 (21.8–47.8)

0.19

Ever had abortionc

56/234

23.9 (18.6–29.9)

23.9 (12.6–38.8)

23.9 (18–30.7)

1.00

23.5 (17.8–30.0)

26.5 (12.9–44.4)

0.67

Most recent abortion was unsafe d, e

37/56

66.1 (52.2–78.2)

81.8 (48.2–97.7)

62.2 (46.5–76.2)

0.30

66.0 (50.7–79.1)

66.7 (29.9–92.5)

1.00

Currently using unreliable forms of contraceptionf, g

62/336

18.5 (14.4–23.0)

18.1 (10.9–27.4)

18.6 (13.9–24.1)

1.00

17.4 (13.1–22.3)

24.1 (13.5–37.6)

0.25

  1. CI confidence interval, YSW young women who sell sex, age 14–24 years
  2. a Program contact defined as ever contacted by peers of a non-governmental organization /community-based organization
  3. bAdolescent pregnancy refers to the first pregnancy that occurred before age of 18
  4. cAmong participants who had a history of pregnancy (N = 234)
  5. dAmong participants who had a history of abortion (N = 56)
  6. eUnsafe abortion defined as any abortion not performed in public/government/private/non-governmental organization /community-based organization/ faith-based organization facility
  7. fAmong participants who are currently using any forms of contraception (N = 336)
  8. gUnreliable forms of contraception are defined as inconsistent and non-modern forms of contraception such as rhythm method, withdrawal, and emergency contraception