Table 2 Pubertal transitions and access to SRH information
Somali VYAa | VYA from Myanmara | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |||||
n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | |
Pubertal status, by age | ||||||||
10-12 years | ||||||||
Did not start puberty | 69 | 75.0 (58.3, 91.7) | 82 | 70.7 (53.6, 87.8) | 93 | 73.2 (64.0, 82.5) | 118 | 87.4 (80.6, 94.2) |
Started having periods (girls) | 2 | 1.7 (0.0, 4.3) | 16 | 11.9 (5.8, 17.9) | ||||
Started hair growth/voice change (boys) | 1 | 1.1 (0.0, 3.2) | 30 | 23.6 (13.6, 33.7) | ||||
Do not know | 22 | 23.9 (8.7, 39.2) | 32 | 27.6 (10.7, 44.7) | 4 | 3.2 (0.0, 7.5) | 1 | 0.7 (0.0, 2.3) |
13-14 years | ||||||||
Did not start puberty | 67 | 67 (48.5, 85.5) | 64 | 65.3 (41.8, 88.8) | 19 | 26.8 (13.2, 40.4) | 22 | 33.3 (20.7, 46.0) |
Started having periods (girls) | 24 | 24.5 (4.9, 44.0) | 44 | 66.7 (54.0, 79.3) | ||||
Started hair growth/voice change (boys) | 15 | 15.0 (2.6, 27.4) | 49 | 69.0 (55.4, 82.6) | ||||
Do not know | 18 | 18.0 (2.6, 33.4) | 10 | 10.2 (0.0, 21.1) | 3 | 4.2 (0.0, 8.9) | – | – |
Pubertal change reactionsb | ||||||||
Like becoming a woman/man | 14 | 87.5 (69.1, 100.0) | 26 | 100.0 (−) | 53 | 67.1 (54.1, 80.0) | 36 | 60 (46.0, 74.0) |
Feel comfortable with body changes | 13 | 81.2 (62.4, 100.0) | 25 | 96.2 (87.2, 100.0) | 65 | 82.3 (70.3, 94.2) | 39 | 65 (46.6, 83.4) |
Treated differently by parents due to body changes | 6 | 37.5 (16.7, 58.3) | 21 | 80.8 (54.2, 100.0) | 53 | 67.1 (53.6, 80.6) | 36 | 60 (47.1, 72.9) |
Menstrual hygiene accessb | ||||||||
Sufficient water and soap | 16 | 61.5 (42.4, 80.6) | 50 | 83.3 (72.1, 94.6) | ||||
Private washing facilities | 5 | 19.2 (0.0, 38.7) | 51 | 85 (76.1, 93.9) | ||||
Cloth/pads | 5 | 19.2 (1.9, 36.6) | 52 | 86.7 (76.7, 96.6) | ||||
All hygiene items | – | – | 46 | 76.7 (65.9, 87.4) | ||||
SRH information | ||||||||
Learnt about body changes before these occurredb | 11 | 68.8 (49.9, 87.6) | 25 | 95.2 (87.8, 100.0) | 16 | 20.5 (12.4, 28.6) | 19 | 31.7 (20.3, 43.1) |
Access to information needed to understand body changes | ||||||||
Disagree | 50 | 26 (13.0, 39.1) | 62 | 29.0 (13.5, 44.4) | 106 | 53.5 (40.9, 66.2) | 102 | 50.7 (41.3, 60.1) |
Agree | 136 | 70.8 (58.0, 83.7) | 143 | 66.8 (51.3, 82.3) | 70 | 35.4 (23.3, 47.4) | 82 | 40.8 (31.4, 50.1) |
N/A | 6 | 3.1 (0.2, 6.0) | 9 | 4.2 (0.0, 8.4) | 22 | 11.1 (4.9, 17.3) | 17 | 8.5 (4.6, 12.4) |
Wish had access to more information about body changes | ||||||||
Disagree | 26 | 13.5 (5.4, 21.7) | 22 | 10.3 (2.2, 18.4) | 34 | 17.2 (9.1, 25.2) | 34 | 16.9 (8.7, 25.2) |
Agree | 159 | 82.8 (73.8, 91.8) | 187 | 87.4 (79.4, 95.4) | 150 | 75.8 (65.0, 86.5) | 158 | 78.6 (70.1, 87.1) |
N/A | 7 | 3.7 (0.0, 7.3) | 5 | 2.3 (0.0, 4.7) | 14 | 7.0 (2.1, 12.1) | 9 | 4.5 (1.9, 7.0) |
Learnt about pregnancy | ||||||||
No | 147 | 76.6 (64.2, 88.9) | 173 | 80.8 (69.1, 92.5) | 175 | 88.4 (80.6, 96.1) | 173 | 86.1 (80.3, 91.8) |
Yes | 42 | 21.9 (9.6, 34.1) | 39 | 18.2 (6.5, 30.0) | 15 | 7.6 (3.2, 11.9) | 28 | 13.9 (8.2, 19.7) |
Do not know | 3 | 1.5 (0.0, 4.0) | 2 | 0.9 (0.0, 2.3) | 8 | 4.0 (0.0, 11.5) | – | – |