Table 1 Characteristics of adolescent girls and young women, aged 15–24 years, interviewed in the 2019/20 Rwanda DHS (N = 5,732)
Characteristics | N (%)& | 95%CI |
|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic | ||
Age group, in years | ||
15–19 | 3308 (57.4) | 56.0—58.9 |
20–24 | 2424 (42.6) | 41.1–44.0 |
Living with a man | ||
No | 4828 (83.4) | 82.3–84.5 |
Yes | 904 (16.6) | 15.5–17.7 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 4305 (79.9) | 78.5–81.2 |
Urban | 1427 (20.1) | 18.8–21.5 |
Region | ||
Kigali | 750 (14.4) | 13.2–15.4 |
South | 1327 (20.3) | 18.9–21.7 |
West | 1275 (21.4) | 22.0 -22.9 |
North | 903 (15.5) | 14.4—16.7 |
East | 1477 (28.5) | 26.8—30.3 |
Highest education | ||
None | 76 (1.4) | 1.0—1.8 |
Primary | 2830 (49.7) | 47.8—51.6 |
Secondary | 2703 (46.7) | 44.9—48.5 |
Higher | 123 (2.2) | 1.7—2.9 |
Employed in the past 12 months | ||
No | 2563 (44.7) | 43.1–46.3 |
Yes | 3169 (55.3) | 53.7–56.9 |
Wealth index | ||
Poorest | 952 (16.1) | 14.7–17.7 |
Poorer | 1058 (18.9) | 17.5–20.3 |
Middle | 1064 (18.8) | 17.4–20.2 |
Richer | 1135 (20.4) | 19.0–21.9 |
Richest | 1523 (25.8) | 23.7–28.0 |
Communication strategies | ||
Accesses at least one of the three media at least once a week | ||
No | 1631 (28.2) | 26.6 – 29.9 |
Yes | 4101 (72.8) | 70.1—73.4 |
Pregnancy Outcome | ||
Ever been pregnant in the past 24 months | ||
No | 4625 (80) | 78.8—81.1 |
Yes | 1107 (20) | 18.9—21.2 |
HIV Knowledge | ||
Comprehensive HIV knowledge | ||
No | 3080 (53.5) | 51.9–55.1 |
Yes | 2652 (46.5) | 44.9–48.1 |
HIV discriminatory attitudes | ||
Yes | 3763 (65.6) | 64.1–67.1 |
No | 1969 (34.4) | 32.9–35.9 |
MTCT knowledge | ||
No | 1935 (33.7) | 32.3–35.2 |
Yes | 3797 (66.3) | 64.8–67.7 |
HIV sexual risk factors | ||
Ever had sex | ||
No | 3665 (63.1) | 61.7—64.5 |
Yes | 2067 (36.9) | 35.5—38.3 |
n (%)& | ||
Cash in return for sex* | ||
No | 560 (90.8) | 87.2—93.5 |
Yes | 55 (9.2) | 6.5—12.8 |
Multiple sex partners* | ||
1 Partner | 1368 (65.9) | 63.6—68.1 |
2 Partners | 460 (22.3) | 20.5—24.1 |
3 + Partners | 238 (11.8) | 10.3—13.6 |
Condom use during last sex* | ||
No | 1093 (79.8) | 77.3—82.1 |
Yes | 297 (20.2) | 17.9—22.7 |
Experienced gender-based violence** | ||
No | 135 (62.4) | 55.4—68.9 |
Yes | 84 (37.6) | 31.1—44.6 |