Table 3.
Sociodemographic and COVID-19-related experiences and changes in relationship quality during COVID-19 among adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 in three Kenyan counties, 2020
| No change, % | Worsening, % | Mixed changes, % | Improvement, % | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, % (n) | 26.6 (201) | 23.5 (178) | 27.9 (211) | 22.0 (166) | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |||||
| Site | |||||
| Nairobi | 24.6 | 21.3 | 27.5 | 26.6 | .002 |
| Kilifi | 39.4 | 22.0 | 26.5 | 12.1 | |
| Kisumu | 23.2 | 26.3 | 28.8 | 21.7 | |
| Age | |||||
| 15–19 years | 26.5 | 20.2 | 29.7 | 23.6 | .092 |
| 20–24 years | 26.7 | 27.5 | 25.8 | 20.1 | |
| Attending school pre-COVID-19 | |||||
| Yes | 24.1 | 28.0 | 26.0 | 21.9 | .043 |
| No | 28.8 | 19.6 | 29.6 | 22.1 | |
| Household wealth | |||||
| Low | 25.4 | 25.4 | 27.7 | 21.5 | .006 |
| Medium | 25.1 | 26.0 | 30.1 | 18.8 | |
| High | 33.3 | 12.7 | 23.0 | 31.0 | |
| COVID-19-related experiences | |||||
| Household income loss | |||||
| None | 36.0 | 17.1 | 24.4 | 22.6 | .044 |
| Partial | 24.3 | 25.4 | 28.2 | 22.1 | |
| Complete | 22.2 | 25.8 | 30.2 | 21.8 | |
| Food insecurity during COVID-19 | |||||
| None | 25.8 | 20.2 | 26.8 | 27.3 | .266 |
| Chronic stable | 18.8 | 22.9 | 31.3 | 27.1 | |
| Increased | 27.7 | 24.9 | 28.0 | 19.4 | |
| Relationship characteristics | |||||
| Type of relationship | |||||
| Married | 26.4 | 34.5 | 16.9 | 22.3 | <.001 |
| Serious | 26.6 | 18.3 | 29.8 | 25.3 | |
| Casual/other | 26.7 | 25.3 | 32.0 | 16.0 | |
| Recency of last interaction with partner | |||||
| Within past two weeksa | 28.2 | 24.1 | 22.4 | 25.3 | .005 |
| Three or more weeks past | 25.0 | 22.9 | 33.5 | 18.6 | |
| Amount of time with main partner | |||||
| More | 24.8 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 27.6 | <.001 |
| Less | 21.3 | 24.8 | 33.5 | 20.4 | |
| Same | 48.2 | 18.5 | 9.6 | 23.7 | |
Worsening includes less emotions and more tensions. Mixed changes include less emotions and less tensions or more emotions and more tensions. Improvement includes more emotions and less tensions.
Bolded values indicate statistical significance at p < .05.
a
Within past two weeks includes participants cohabitating with their partners.