Table 1.
Characteristics of forcibly displaced adolescents in the slums of Kampala, Uganda: cross-sectional findings (N=242).
| Variables | Values | ||
| Sociodemographic factors | |||
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Age (years), mean (SD; range) | 17.56 (1.10; 16-19) | |
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Gender, n (%) | ||
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Girls | 196 (81) |
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Boys | 46 (19) |
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Education (n=230), n (%) | ||
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Secondary or less than secondary school | 179 (77.8) |
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Postsecondary education | 51 (22.2) |
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Place of birth (n=242), n (%) | ||
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South Sudan | 22 (9.1) |
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Burundi | 50 (20.7) |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo | 148 (61.2) |
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Rwanda | 9 (3.7) |
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Others | 13 (5.4) |
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Time in Uganda (years; n=242), n (%) | ||
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<1 | 16 (6.6) |
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1-5 | 137 (56.8) |
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>5 | 88 (36.5) |
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Immigration status (n=242), n (%) | ||
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Refugees | 216 (90) |
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Seeking asylum or undocumented | 24 (10) |
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Dating relationship, n (%) | ||
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Not dating | 88 (36.5) |
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Dating | 153 (63.2) |
| Technology use | |||
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Mobile phone ownership and use (n=242), n (%) | ||
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No | 93 (38.4) |
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Yes | 149 (61.6) |
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Average text messages sent per day | 2.90 (1.75) | |
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Mobile App use (n=241), n (%) | ||
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No app | 69 (28.5) |
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1 type of app | 51 (21.1) |
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2-3 types of apps | 89 (36.8) |
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4 or more types of apps | 33 (13.6) |
| Digital sexual communication, n (%) | |||
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Sexting patterns (n=242) | ||
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Nonsexters | 205 (84.7) |
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Sexters | 37 (15.3) |
| Sexual health, n (%) | |||
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Ever had sex (n=241) | ||
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No | 134 (55.6) |
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Yes | 107 (44.4) |
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Recent consistent condom use (n=100) | ||
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No | 74 (74) |
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Yes | 26 (26) |
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Access to SRHa services (n=100) | ||
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No | 71 (71) |
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Yes | 29 (29) |
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Lifetime STIb testing (n=100) | ||
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No | 93 (93) |
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Yes | 7 (7) |
aSRH: sexual and reproductive health.
bSTI: sexually transmitted infection.