Table 1.

Characteristics of DREAMS beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries according to factors identified in the DAG, in Nairobi (A) and uMkhanyakude (B)

(A) Nairobi	Total		DREAMS beneficiaries		Non-beneficiaries
	N	% (col)	N	% (col)	N	% (col)
Age group
15–17 years	547	50.6	322	60.07	225	41.28
18–22 years	534	49.4	214	39.93	320	58.72
Age
15 years	156	14.43	94	17.54	62	11.38
16 years	203	18.78	126	23.51	77	14.13
17 years	188	17.39	102	19.03	86	15.78
18 years	138	12.77	76	14.18	62	11.38
19 years	95	8.79	37	6.9	58	10.64
20 years	102	9.44	41	7.65	61	11.19
21 years	94	8.7	31	5.78	63	11.56
22 years	105	9.71	29	5.41	76	13.94
Location
Korogocho	617	57.08	314	58.58	303	55.6
Viwandani	464	42.92	222	41.42	242	44.4
Current school status
Currently in school	626	57.91	371	69.22	255	46.79
Not in school	455	42.09	165	30.78	290	53.21
Highest education
Primary incomplete	125	11.56	55	10.26	70	12.84
Primary grade 8	217	20.07	92	17.16	125	22.94
Secondary form 1	154	14.25	96	17.91	58	10.64
Secondary form 2	187	17.3	110	20.52	77	14.13
Secondary form 3	150	13.88	86	16.04	64	11.74
Secondary form 4	198	18.32	74	13.81	124	22.75
Tertiary	50	4.63	23	4.29	27	4.95
Household assets
Low asset score	361	33.4	190	35.45	171	31.38
Middle asset score	360	33.3	172	32.09	188	34.5
High asset score	360	33.3	174	32.46	186	34.13
Poverty perception
Very poor	139	12.86	77	14.37	62	11.38
Moderately poor	858	79.37	424	79.1	434	79.63
Not poor	84	7.77	35	6.53	49	8.99
Credit access
No access to credit	550	50.88	265	49.44	285	52.29
Access to credit	483	44.68	250	46.64	233	42.75
Don't know	48	4.44	21	3.92	27	4.95
Ever had sex
Ever had sex	437	40.43	157	29.29	280	51.38
Never had sex/undisclosed	644	59.57	377	70.34	267	48.99
Ever pregnant
Ever pregnant	299	27.66	101	18.84	198	36.33
Never had sex	644	59.57	379	70.71	265	48.62
Ever had sex, never pregnant	138	12.77	56	10.45	82	15.05

(B) uMkhanyakude	Total		DREAMS beneficiaries		Non-beneficiaries
	N	% (col)	N	% (col)	N	% (col)
Age category
13–17 years	1143	52.6	460	72.33	683	44.44
18–22 years	1030	47.4	176	27.67	854	55.56
Age
13 years	236	10.86	88	13.84	148	9.63
14 years	222	10.22	76	11.95	146	9.5
15 years	232	10.68	102	16.04	130	8.46
16 years	240	11.04	103	16.19	137	8.91
17 years	213	9.8	91	14.31	122	7.94
18 years	243	11.18	63	9.91	180	11.71
19 years	228	10.49	47	7.39	181	11.78
20 years	242	11.14	36	5.66	206	13.4
21 years	174	8.01	21	3.3	153	9.95
22 years	143	6.58	9	1.42	134	8.72
Location
Rural	1383	64.21	457	72.66	926	60.72
Periurban/urban	771	35.79	172	27.34	599	39.28
Socioeconomic status
Low	720	34.88	248	40.52	472	32.51
Middle	746	36.14	209	34.15	537	36.98
High	598	28.97	155	25.33	443	30.51
Currently in school
No	538	24.76	66	10.38	472	30.71
Yes	1635	75.24	570	89.62	1065	69.29
Level of education
Primary	206	9.49	75	11.79	131	8.53
Secondary	1628	74.99	520	81.76	1108	72.18
Completed matric	337	15.52	41	6.45	296	19.28
Ever migrated
No	1771	81.5	564	88.68	1207	78.53
Yes	402	18.5	72	11.32	330	21.47
Food insecurity
No	1495	68.8	495	77.83	1000	65.06
Yes	678	31.2	141	22.17	537	34.94
Ever been/currently pregnant
No	1570	73.95	539	85.83	1031	68.96
Yes	553	26.05	89	14.17	464	31.04
Sexually active
Ever pregnant	553	26.18	89	14.26	464	31.18
Never pregnantandsexually active	248	11.74	58	9.29	190	12.77
Never pregnantandnot sexually active	39	1.85	10	1.6	29	1.95
Never had sex	1272	60.23	467	74.84	805	54.1

DAG, directed acyclic graphs; DREAMS, Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe.