Table 5.
Higher and lower vulnerability profiles of out-of-school 15- to 24-year-old women in Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia, 2016–2017
| Indicator | Kenya | Malawi | Zambia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | Class 1 | Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 1 | Class 2 | |
| Higher vulnerability | Lower vulnerability | Higher vulnerability | Lower vulnerability | Higher vulnerability | Lower vulnerability | |
| Lost both mother and father | 0.33 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| Lost mother | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.27 |
| Lost father | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.08 |
| Low household socioeconomic status | 0.27 | 0.41 | 0.26 | 0.56 | 0.36 | 0.37 |
| Medium household socioeconomic status | 0.46 | 0.27 | 0.46 | 0.19 | 0.4 | 0.46 |
| Hunger in the past month (often/sometimes) | 0.44 | 0.14 | 0.31 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.09 |
| No adult supervision | 0.44 | 0.22 | 0.36 | 0.12 | 0.43 | 0.32 |
| High mobility (weekly/monthly) | 0.19 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.31 |
| Low mobility (yearly) | 0.57 | 0.54 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.31 | 0.47 |
| Currently married | 0.62 | 0.44 | 0.69 | 0.58 | 0.22 | 0.14 |
| Formerly married | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Lower support for gender equitable norms | 0.68 | 0.23 | 0.52 | 0.13 | 0.68 | 0.01 |
| Moderate support for gender equitable norms | 0.25 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.47 |
| High perceived risk of exposure to HIV | 0.34 | 0.14 | 0.51 | 0.43 | 0.12 | 0.19 |
| No comprehensive knowledge of HIV | 0.58 | 0.36 | 0.76 | 0.25 | 0.64 | 0.31 |
| No comprehensive knowledge of condoms | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.84 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.37 |
| Class probability | 0.34 | 0.66 | 0.53 | 0.47 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| Classification of individuals (%, N) | 32.2 (327) | 67.8 (687) | 53.0 (876) | 47.0 (777) | 51.5 (436) | 48.5 (410) |
Bold values denote the key distinguishing characteristic of the latent class profile