Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants
| Â | Overall n (%) | In school n (%) | Out-of-school n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 797 | 519 (65.1%) | 278 (34.9%) | Â |
Sex | ||||
 Female | 474 (59.5%) | 323 (62.2%) | 151 (54.3%) | 0.030+ |
 Male | 323 (40.5%) | 196 (37.8%) | 127 (45.7%) |  |
Region | ||||
 Coast | 399 (50.1%) | 251 (48.4%) | 148 (53.2%) | 0.190+ |
 Nairobi | 398 (49.9%) | 268 (51.6%) | 130 (46.8%) |  |
Age mean ± SD | 16.3 ± 1.9 | 16.1 ± 1.8 | 16.6 ± 2.0 |  < 0.001* |
Level of education | ||||
 None | 7 (0.9%) | 0 | 7 (2.5%) |  < 0.001+ |
 Primary | 363 (45.5%) | 192 (37.0%) | 171 (61.5%) |  |
 Secondary | 427 (53.6%) | 327 (63.0%) | 100 (36.0%) |  |
Religion | ||||
 Christian | 599 (75.2%) | 398 (76.7%) | 201 (72.3%) | 0.238+ |
 Islam | 193 (24.2%) | 119 (22.9%) | 74 (26.6%) |  |
 Others e.g. traditional | 5 (0.6%) | 2 (0.4%) | 3 (1.1%) |  |
Social Economic Status mean ± SD | 3.1 ± 1.6 | 3.2 ± 1.6 | 2.8 ± 1.5 |  < 0.001* |
Have any child(ren) | ||||
 Yes | 37 (4.6%) | 7 (1.4%) | 30 (10.8%) |  < 0.001+ |
 No | 760 (95.4%) | 512 (98.6%) | 248 (89.2%) |  |
Currently expectanta | ||||
 Yes | 8 (1.7%) | 1 (0.3%) | 7 (4.7%) |  < 0.001+ |
 No | 462 (97.9%) | 321 (99.7%) | 141 (94.0%) |  |
 Don’t know | 2 (0.4%) | 0 | 2 (1.3%) |  |