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ArticleReproductive health2023

School attendance and sexual and reproductive health outcomes among adolescent girls in Kenya: a cross-sectional analysis.

Sai Surabi Thirugnanasampanthar, Lonnie Embleton, Erica Di Ruggiero, Paula Braitstein, Clement Oduor, Yohannes Dibaba Wado

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Article in Reproductive health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Sai Surabi ThirugnanasampantharDalla Lana School of Public Health, Centre for Global Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada.
Lonnie EmbletonDalla Lana School of Public Health, Centre for Global Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada. lonnie.embleton@gmail.com.
Erica Di RuggieroDalla Lana School of Public Health, Centre for Global Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada.
Paula BraitsteinDalla Lana School of Public Health, Centre for Global Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada.
Clement OduorAfrican Population and Health Research Center, P. O. Box 10787-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Yohannes Dibaba WadoAfrican Population and Health Research Center, P. O. Box 10787-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
African Population and Health Research Center · KECentre for Global Health Research · CAPublic Health Ontario · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

Children's Investment Fund Fp R-1710-02085
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGiven the high burden of adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes (SRH) and low levels of school attendance among adolescent girls in Kenya, this study sought to elucidate the association between school attendance and SRH outcomes among adolescent girls in Homa Bay and Narok counties.

methodsThis study uses baseline quantitative data from the mixed-methods evaluation of the In Their Hands (ITH) program which occurred between September to October 2018 in Homa Bay and Narok counties. In total, 1840 adolescent girls aged 15-19 years participated in the baseline survey, of which 1810 were included in the present analysis. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess the association between school attendance (in- versus out-of-school) and ever having sex, condom use during last sex, and ever pregnant, controlling for age, orphan status, income generation, religion, county, relationship status, and correct SRH knowledge.

resultsAcross the 1810 participants included in our study, 61.3% were in-school and 38.7% were out-of-school. Compared to adolescent girls who were in-school, those out-of-school were more likely (AOR 5.74 95% CI 3.94, 8.46) to report ever having sex, less likely (AOR: 0.21, 95% CI 0.16, 0.31) to have used a condom during their last sexual intercourse, and more likely (AOR: 6.98, 95% CI 5.04, 9.74) to have ever been pregnant.

conclusionsSchool attendance plays an integral role in adolescent girls' SRH outcomes, and it is imperative that policy actors coordinate with the government and community to develop and implement initiatives that support adolescent girls' school attendance and education.

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Reproductive HealthSexual BehaviorAdolescentCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansKenyaPregnancySchoolsAdolescent girlsAdolescent pregnancyComprehensive sexuality educationContraceptivesKenyaSchool attendanceSexual and reproductive health

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