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Table 2 Baseline cohort profile among EAG retained and interviewed in 2019 by invitation to participate in DREAMS

From: Reaching early adolescents with a complex intervention for HIV prevention: findings from a cohort study to evaluate DREAMS in two informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya

 

Full sample

Invitation status

Total (N)

%

Never invited: na (%)

Invited both in 2017 and 2018: na (%)

Newly invited in 2018: na (%)

Total

494

–

114 (23.1)

243 (49.2)

137 (27.7)

Age group

 10–12

307

62.1

71 (23.1)

141 (45.9)

95 (30.9)

 13–14

187

37.9

43 (23.0)

102 (54.5)

42 (22.5)

Informal settlement area

 Korogocho

280

56.7

52 (18.6)

166 (59.3)

62 (22.1)

 Viwandani

214

43.3

62 (29.0)

77 (36.0)

75 (35.0)

Currently enrolled in school

 No

5

0.8

3 (75.0)

1 (25.0)

0 (0.0)

 Yes

601

99.2

111 (22.7)

242 (49.4)

137 (28.0)

Current schooling and school progress

 2+ classes behind

150

30.4

31 (20.7)

85 (56.7)

34 (22.7)

  < 2 classes behind

344

69.6

83 (24.1)

158 (45.9)

103 (29.9)

Orphanhood status

 Not an orphan

428

86.6

100 (23.4)

207 (48.4)

121 (28.3)

 Single/double orphan

66

13.4

14 (21.2)

36 (54.6)

16 (24.4)

Paid jobs/activities, last 6 months

 No

470

95.1

106 (22.6)

231 (49.1)

133 (28.3)

 Yes

24

4.9

8 (33.3)

12 (50.0)

4 (16.7)

Family food insecurityb

 Never

188

38.1

53 (28.2)

82 (43.6)

53 (28.2)

 Sometimes

267

54.0

55 (20.6)

136 (50.9)

76 (28.5)

 Often

39

7.9

6 (15.4)

25 (64.1)

8 (20.5)

Romantic relationships

 Never been in a relationship

445

90.3

100 (22.5)

223 (50.1)

122 (27.4)

 Ever been in a relationship

48

9.7

14 (29.2)

19 (39.6)

15 (31.3)

Sexually exploitedc

 No

463

93.7

107 (23.1)

231 (49.9)

125 (27.0)

 Yes

31

6.3

7 (22.6)

12 (38.7)

12 (38.7)

Physical violence, last 6 months

 No

414

83.8

93 (22.5)

208 (50.2)

113 (27.3)

 Yes (slapped, hit, physically hurt)

80

16.2

21 (26.3)

35 (43.8)

24 (30.0)

Verbal violence, last 6 months

 No

327

66.2

72 (22.0)

167 (51.1)

88 (26.9)

 Yes (teased, bullied or threatened)

167

33.8

42 (25.1)

76 (45.5)

49 (29.3)

  1. anumber in the indicated invitation category; b ever been a time when your family did not have enough food because they had no money; creported being threatened, coerced or being forced into being touched or having (first) sex, or said they were unwilling to have (first) sex, or they were ever forced into/attempted sex by an adult (childhood experiences), or reported being touched in the last 6 months in a way they did not want to be touched