Table 2.
Characteristics of adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 visiting the Yathu Yathu hubs and accessing pads before and after COVID19-related hub closures, September 2019-January 2021
| All AGYW visiting hubs | Characteristics of AGYW visiting hubs & accessing pads before hub closures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (column %) of all AGYW visiting the hubs | Number of AGYW (column %) | Number (row %) of AGYW collecting pads | Crude OR | Adjusted OR + | p-value | |
| Overall | 6374 | 3910 | 2344 (60.0) | |||
| Age group | ||||||
| 15–17 | 2385 (37.4) | 1736 (44.4) | 1005 (57.9) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.003 |
| 18–19 | 1434 (22.5) | 893 (22.8) | 575 (64.4) | 1.34 (1.13, 1.59) | 1.34 (1.13, 1.59) | |
| 20–24 | 2555 (40.1) | 1281 (32.8) | 764 (59.6) | 1.07 (0.92, 1.25) | 1.07 (0.92, 1.25) | |
| Educational attainmenta | ||||||
| None or some/complete primary | 1531 (24.0) | 999 (25.6) | 552 (55.3) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.09 |
| Some/completed secondary | 4843 (76.0) | 2911 (74.5) | 1792 (61.6) | 1.21 (1.04, 1.41) | 1.14 (0.98, 1.33) | |
| Maritalb | ||||||
| Single/Never married | 4991 (78.3) | 3268 (83.6) | 1997 (61.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 | < 0.001 |
| Married/Cohabiting | 1383 (21.7) | 642 (16.4) | 347 (54.1) | 0.75 (0.63, 0.90) | 0.68 (0.56, 0.84) | |
| Characteristics of AGYW visiting hubs & accessing pads after the hub closures | ||||||
| Number of AGYW (column %) | Number (row %) of AGYW collecting pads | Crude OR | Adjusted OR + | p-value | ||
| Overall | 5695 | 2783 (48.9) | ||||
| Age group | ||||||
| 15–17 | 2153 (37.8) | 1218 (56.6) | 1.0 | 1.0 | < 0.001 | |
| 18–19 | 1281 (22.5) | 609 (47.5) | 0.68 (0.59, 0.78) | 0.68 (0.59, 0.78) | ||
| 20–24 | 2261 (39.7) | 956 (42.3) | 0.55 (0.49, 0.62) | 0.55 (0.49, 0.62) | ||
| Educational attainmenta | ||||||
| None or some/complete primary | 1338 (23.5) | 665 (49.7) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.15 | |
| Some/completed secondary | 4357 (76.5) | 2118 (48.6) | 1.00 (0.88, 1.13) | 1.10 (0.97, 1.25) | ||
| Marital | ||||||
| Single/Never married | 4477 (78.6) | 2300 (51.4) | 1.0 | 1.0 | < 0.001 | |
| Married/Cohabiting | 1218 (21.4) | 483 (39.7) | 0.61 (0.53, 0.69) | 0.77 (0.66, 0.89) | ||
| Visited hub before COVID-19 related closures | ||||||
| No | 2464 (43.3) | 1174 (47.7) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.08 | |
| Yes | 3231 (56.7) | 1609 (49.8) | 1.05 (0.95, 1.18) | 0.90 (0.81, 1.01) | ||
| Collected pads during visit before COVID-19 related closures (N = 3231)a | ||||||
| No | 1150 (35.6) | 520 (45.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 | < 0.001 | |
| Yes | 2081 (64.4) | 1089 (52.3) | 1.33 (1.15, 1.54) | 1.37 (1.18, 1.59) | ||
AGYW Adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24, OR Odds ratio, 95%CI 95% Confidence interval
All models account for clustering by enumeration zone
+ All adjusted for age group
aFurther adjusted for marital status
bFurther adjusted for educational attainment