Table 1. Demographics of study population.
| Total | DRC | Ethiopia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 165) | (N = 87) | (N = 78) | ||||
| (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | |
| Living with a biological parent (%) | ||||||
| Living with both parents | 94 | 57.0 | 57 | 65.5 | 37 | 47.4 |
| Living with mother only | 47 | 28.5 | 25 | 28.7 | 22 | 28.2 |
| Living with father only | 11 | 6.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 10 | 12.8 |
| Living with neither parent | 8 | 4.9 | 4 | 4.6 | 4 | 5.1 |
| Marital statusa | ||||||
| Unmarried | 64 | 56.1 | 23 | 63.9 | 41 | 52.6 |
| Married and living with partner | 20 | 17.5 | 6 | 16.7 | 14 | 18.0 |
| Married and not living with partner | 14 | 12.3 | 3 | 8.3 | 11 | 14.1 |
| Living with partner as if married | 6 | 5.3 | 2 | 5.6 | 4 | 5.1 |
| Education | ||||||
| Ever attended school | 120 | 72.7 | 71 | 81.6 | 49 | 62.8 |
| Enrolled in school in last school yearb | 81 | 67.5 | 44 | 62.0 | 37 | 75.5 |
| Reasons for not being enrolled in school (%) | (N = 39) | (N = 27) | (N = 12) | |||
| Family could not afford | 26 | 66.7 | 25 | 92.6 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Got pregnant or married | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16.7 |
| Too many domestic responsibilities | 4 | 10.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 33.3 |
| School too far/no school in vicinity | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Family does not approve/see benefit | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 3 | 7.7 | 2 | 7.4 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Did not know or no response | 4 | 10.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 33.3 |
a Numbers reported represent the total sample who were asked about marital status (N = 114; N = 36 in DRC, N = 78 in Ethiopia). Girls age 10–12 in DRC were not asked about marital status (N = 51).
b Percentage listed is of the total who had ever attended school.