Table 2.

Focus Group Emergent Themes for Early Adolescence

Early Adolescence Domain	Emergent Theme	Early Adolescence Concept
Community	Neighborhood resources	Community assets where VYA seek services such as food, livelihood, and gender-based violence
	Community health
	Community expectations	Cultural beliefs and attitudes of what is expected or appropriate for different age groups
	Community norms
	Gender roles
	Socialization	Collective socialization of how adolescents learn to think or behave in certain ways dictated by societal beliefs, values, attitudes
	Safety and security	Safety and physical environment of risks (perceived, feared, experienced) from harm or violence for VYA
School	Education	Opportunities and expectations to achieve formal education
	Learning	Connections with community programs, religious teachings and mentors on SRH
Peers	Peer support	Behaviors and expectations related to peer support
		Norms and values for peer intimate and non-intimate relationships
Family	Household dynamics	Gender norms and values of members within a household
	Household duties	Expectations and support for household roles and decision making of VYA
	Parental involvement
Individual	VYA attitudes and norms	Aspirations and expectations of VYA in their context
	Individual aspirations
	VYA needs
	Body awareness	Puberty and cognitive maturation of VYA from childhood to adolescence
	Physical and mental health