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Table 1 Socio-demographic factors and violence among refugee/displaced adolescent girls and young women in Kampala, Uganda (N = 333)

From: Social ecological factors associated with experiencing violence among urban refugee and displaced adolescent girls and young women in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Sociodemographic factor

Total N

Overall (N = 333)

No violence reported (N = 154, 46.2%)

1 type of violence reported (N = 148, 44.4%)

+1 type of violence reported (N = 31, 9.3%)

P value

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Age at interview date (years)

333

Mean = 19.31, SD = 2.56

Range = 16–24

Mean = 18.84, SD = 2.36

Range = 16–24

Mean = 19.60, SD = 2.64

Range = 16–24

Mean = 20.23, SD = 2.75

Range = 16–24

< 0.004

Education

333

        

< 0.355

 Less than post-secondary school

 

190

(57.1)

93

(60.4)

78

(52.7)

19

(61.3)

 

 Post-secondary education

 

143

(42.9)

61

(39.6)

70

(47.3)

12

(38.7)

 

Country of birth

333

        

< 0.034

 South Sudan

 

30

(9.0)

5

(3.2)

20

(13.5)

5

(16.1)

 

 Burundi

 

111

(33.3)

51

(33.1)

53

(35.8)

7

(22.6)

 

 DR Congo

 

153

(45.9)

80

(51.9)

58

(39.2)

15

(48.4)

 

 Rwanda

 

19

(5.7)

8

(5.2)

10

(6.8)

1

(3.2)

 

 Others

 

20

(6.0)

10

(6.5)

7

(4.7)

3

(9.7)

 

Immigration status

330

        

< 0.325

 Refugees

305

(92.4)

136

(90.1)

140

(94.6)

29

(93.5)

 

 Asylum seeker/undocumented

25

(7.6)

15

(9.9)

8

(5.4)

2

(6.5)

 

Time in Uganda 333

        

< 0.106

 >1 year

209

(62.8)

15

(9.7)

6

(4.1)

2

(6.5)

 

 1–5 years

84

(25.2)

87

(56.5)

78

(52.7)

21

(67.7)

 

 <5 years

40

(12.0)

52

(33.8)

64

(43.2)

8

(25.8)

 

Employment

333

        

0.000

 Students

155

(46.5)

71

(46.1)

73

(49.3)

11

(35.5)

 

 Employed

 

46

(13.8)

9

(5.8)

34

(23.0)

3

(9.7)

 

 Unemployed

 

132

(39.6)

74

(48.1)

41

(27.7)

17

(54.8)

 

Relationship status

312

       

< 0.071

 No current partner

 

144

(46.2)

76

(54.7)

57

(39.9)

11

(36.7)

 

 Dating one partner/married

 

131

(42.0)

52

(37.4)

65

(45.5)

14

(46.7)

 

 Casual dating/multiple partners

 

37

(11.9)

11

(7.9)

21

(14.7)

5

(16.7)

 

Mobile phone ownership and use

333

        

0.043

 No

 

95

28.53

53

(34.4)

32

(21.6)

10

(32.3)

 

 Yes

 

238

71.47

101

(65.6)

116

(78.4)

21

(67.7)

 

Mobile App usage

333

        

0.000

 No

 

76

22.82

46

(29.9)

20

(13.5)

10

(32.3)

 

  > 1

 

52

15.62

32

(20.8)

19

(12.8)

1

(3.2)

 

  + 1

 

205

61.56

76

(49.4)

109

(73.6)

20

(64.5)

 

Depressive symptoms

333

        

0.000

 No

 

87

26.13

56

(36.4)

28

(18.9)

3

(9.7)

 

 Yes

 

246

73.87

98

(63.6)

120

(81.1)

28

(90.3)

 

Transactional sex engagement

324

        

0.000

 No

 

238

(73.5)

123

(82.0)

102

(70.8)

13

(43.3)

 

 Yes

 

86

(26.5)

27

(18.0)

42

(29.2)

17

(56.7)

 

Sexual relationship power

248

Mean = 30.27, SD = 6.40

Range = 11–44

Mean = 29.16, SD = 5.04

Range = 11–44

Mean = 31.19, SD = 7.34

Range = 11–44

Mean = 30.57, SD = 6.26

Range = 13–44

0.061

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health stigma

333

Mean = 13.92, SD = 4.08

Range = 1–19

Mean = 13.13, SD = 4.51

Range = 0–19

Mean = 14.49, SD = 3.35

Range = 5–19

Mean = 15.13, SD = 4.40

Range = 0–19

0.003

Food insecurity

333

        

0.006

 No

 

95

(28.5)

42

(27.3)

51

(34.5)

2

(6.5)

 

 Yes

 

238

(71.5)

112

(72.7)

97

(65.5)

29

(93.5)

 

Perceived community safety

333

        

0.544

 Not safe

 

143

(42.9)

63

(40.9)

64

(43.2)

16

(51.6)

 

 Safe

 

190

(57.1)

91

(59.1)

84

(56.8)

15

(48.4)

 
  1. Note: 1. P-values were calculated using ANOVA or Chi square test
  2. *Types of violence included verbal, physical, and sexual violence
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