Table 2.

Outcome variables used in the multilevel logistic regression models in Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia

Self-reported HIV status	Self-reported HIV status was asked as “what were the results of your HIV test or the last test from which you received results?” with response options of HIV positive, HIV negative, don’t know, and never tested, defined as HIV positive versus other responses
Experience of STI symptoms	Composite measure that asked about experience with STI symptoms (e.g., painful urination, genital ulcers) in the last 6 months, defined as yes to any symptom versus no to all
Early age at sexual debut	Question on self-reported age at first sex, defined as ≤ 15 years versus ≥ 16 years
Pregnancy experience	Question on any pregnancy experience by the partners, defined as yes versus no
Multiple sexual partners in the last year	Question on the number of sexual partners in the last year, defined as 0/1 versus ≥ 2
Engaged in transactional sex	Composite measure of a set of questions about having sex with any partner in the last 12 months because the respondent expected to receive or received money somewhere to stay, or other material goods such as food or support for children, defined as yes to any versus no to all
Experience of physical violence from intimate partners in the last 12 months	Composite measure from a set of questions that asked if AGYW experienced any of following in the last 12 months: slapped or had something thrown at you which could hurt you; pushed or shoved you; hit you with a fist or something else which could hurt you; kicked, dragged, beaten, choked, or burnt you; and threatened to use or actually used a gun, knife, or other weapon against you, defined as yes to any versus no to all
Experience of sexual violence from intimate partners in the last 12 months	Composite measure from a set of questions about sexual violence from an intimate partner was defined as an AGYW experiencing any of following in the last 12 months: physically forced into sex, threatened into sex, and forced to do any other sexual act versus no to all
Experience of sexual violence from non-partners in the last 12 months	Composite measure asking about AGYW experiencing any of the following in the last 12 months: forced or persuaded you to have sex against will, tried to force you to have sex, forced to have sex while you were too drunk or drugged to refuse, and two or more men forced you to have sex with them at the same time
Condom use at last sex	Question about condom use at last sex with main partners, defined as yes versus no
HIV testing in the last 12 months	Question about HIV testing in the last 12 months, defined as yes versus no