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. 2018 May 31;8(5):e021834. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021834

Table 4.

Assumptions for key parameters required for sample size calculations

Parameter Ogun* (%) Nasarawa* (%) Oromia† (%) Mwanza‡ (%)
Proportion of 15–19-year-old girls who are married (or living together) 10 15 20 22
Proportion of 15–19-year-old girls who are unmarried (not currently married) 90 85 80 78
Proportion of unmarried 15–19-year-old girls who report sexual activity in the past year 15 15 25
Proportion of married 15–19 year olds who report sexual activity in the past year 97 97 97 97
Proportion of sexually active girls who are married 42 53 52
Proportion of sexually active girls who are unmarried 58 47 48
Proportion of households with resident who is female aged 15–19 years 19 29 27 34

Sources:

*Nigeria DHS 2013,7 Nigeria GHS 2016.13

†Ethiopia DHS 2011,18 Ethiopia Mini DHS 2014,24 Ethiopia census 2007.14

‡Tanzania DHS 2015–2016,9 Tanzania census 2012.15

DHS, Demographic and Health Survey.