Table 2.
Participants Characteristics
| Author | Study setting/country | Number of participants | Gender % (n) | Age range (years) | Ethnicity | Socio-economic status | Marital status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atuyambe et al. (2015) [19] | Wakiso district/Uganda | 156 | Females 50.6% (79), Males 49.4% (77) | 10--19 | not described | No employment status described | not indicated |
| Hokororo et al. (2015) [27] | Mwanza region/Tanzania | 49 | Females 100% (49) | 15-20 | Sukuma tribe | Non was employed | Legally married (2) Living with partner/boyfriend (40) Single or not living with partners (7) |
| R. Jewkes et al. (2001) [35] | Gugulethu and Khayelitsha, Cape Town/South Africa | 544 | Females 100% (544) | below 19 years | not described | No employment status described | not indicated |
| Krugu et al. (2016) [23] | Bolgatanga Municipality/Ghana | 20 | Females 100% (20) | 14-19 | not described | High school students | non was married |
| McCleary-Sills et al. (2013) [28] | Tanzania | 82 | Females 100% (82) | 12--17 | not described | No employment status described | not indicated |
| G. Mchunu et al. (2012) [38] | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga/ South Africa | 3123 | Female 45.4% (1418), Males 54.6% (1705) | 18-24 | not described | No employment status described | not indicated |
| P.T. Mngadi et al. (2003) [46] | Mbabane/Swaziland | 31 | Females 100% (31) | 15-19 | not described | Non was employed | not indicated |
| Mushwana et al. (2015) [15] | Greater Giyani Municipality/South Africa | 147 | Females 100% (147) | 10--19 | not described | No employment status described | Married (5), Single (136), Other (4) |
| Okigbo & Speizer (2015) [40] | Nairobi,Mombasa,Kisumu,Machakos, Kakamega/Kenya | 2020 | Female 100% (2020) | 15-24 | not described | Not employed 467, Student 658, Employed 895 | non has ever been married |
| Salami et al. (2014) [41] | Ogbomosho, Oyo State/Nigeria | participants 174, key informants 12 | Females 100% (174 + 12) | 10-20 and above | not described | Not employed 34, Student 62, Trading 45, Others 33 | not indicated |
| Silberschmidt & Rasch (2001) [29] | Dar es Salaam/Tanzania | 51 | Females 100% (51) | 15-19 | Not specific | Students 25, Employed 26 | non was married |
| Taffa et al. (2003) [42] | Nyanza region/Kenya | 1247 | Females 100% (1247) | 12--19 | Not specific | students 233, not in school 331 | married or co-habiting (253), not married (331) |
| Tilahun et al. (2012) [43] | Eastern Hararghe, Oromia region/Ethiopia | 394 | Females 301 (301), Males 23.6% (93) | 18-24 (219), 25-35 (143), 36 and above [32] | Oromiffa | Nurses (119), Health Extension Workers (236), Health Assistants [21] | Married (245), Single (149) |
| Warenius et al. (2006) [44] | Kenya and Zambia | 707 | Females 92% (651), Male 8% (56) | 22-60 | Not specific | Enrolled Nurses (502), Registred Nurses (200), Dispensary Techs [5] | not indicated |
| M. Were (2007) [45] | Busia District/Kenya | 258 | Females 78.7% (203), Male 21.3% (55) | 10--19 | not described | No employment status described | not indicated |
| K Wood & R Jewkes (2006) [30] | Limpopo Province/South Africa | 35 | Females 100% (35) | 14-20 | Not specific | No employment status described | non was married |
| L. Wooda & F. Hendricks (2016) [31] | South Africa | 24 | Females 58.3% (14) Males 41.7% (10) | Below 18 years | not described | grade 11 learners | not indicated |
| A. Yidana et al. (2015) [32] | Yendi Municipality /Ghana | 400 | Females 62.8% (251), Males 37.3% (149) | 14-19 | Dagomba | No employment status described | Cohabiting (19), Divorced (1), Married (76), Single (292), Widowed (12) |
| M. Marston et al. (2013) [37] | Korogocho and Viwandani/Kenya | 1754 | 12--16 | Swahili | No employment status described | not indicated | |
| E. Alhassan (2015) [34] | Talensi District/Ghana | 310 | Females 100% (310) | not specific | Telensi | Junior High School Students | not indicated |
| S. P. Adzitey et al. (2013) [33] | Fumbisi, Builsa District/Ghana | 20 | Females 100% (20) | 14-20 | Builsa (65%), Kasena (15%), Mamprusi (10%), Bimoba (5%) and Sisala (5%) | Students (95%), No education (5%) | Married (19), Single (1) |
| Ogori et al. (2013) [39] | Kontagora LocalGovernment Area, Niger State/Nigeria | 40 | Not specific | Not specific | Not specific | No employment status described | not indicated |
| Lambani M.N (2015) [36] | Limpopo Province/South Africa | 10 | Females 10% (10) | 17-18 | not described | Non was employed | not indicated |
| Gyan C. (2013) [26] | Chorkor, Greater Accra Region/Ghana | 55 | Females 100% (55) | not specific | Ga-Dangme and Akan | No employment status described | not indicated |