Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of girls in the quantitative survey

N

165

80

55

52

352

Boarding student

6 (3.6%)

21 (26.3%)

10 (18.2%)

48 (92.3%)

84 (24.2%)

 13–14

16 (9.7%)

17 (21.3%)

12 (21.8%)

15 (28.9%)

60 (17.1%)

 15

36 (21.8%)

31 (38.8%)

13 (23.6%)

22 (42.3%)

102 (29.0%)

 16

59 (35.8%)

25 (31.3%)

22 (40.0%)

13 (25.0%)

119 (33.8%)

 17–18

54 (32.7%)

7 (8.8%)

8 (14.6%)

2 (3.8%)

71 (20.2%)

 Mean age (SD)

16.0 (1.1)

15.3 (1.0)

15.4 (1.2)

15.1 (0.9)

15.6 (1.1)

 Catholic

56 (33.9%)

26 (32.5%)

12 (21.8%)

9 (17.3%)

103 (29.3%)

 Anglican

35 (21.2%)

26 (32.5%)

13 (23.6%)

17 (32.7%)

13 (23.6%)

 Born-again

42 (25.5%)

22 (27.5%)

17 (30.9%)

9 (17.3%)

17 (30.9%)

 Muslim

24 (14.6%)

4 (5.0%)

10 (18.2%)

4 (7.7%)

10 (18.2%)

 Other

8 (4.9%)

2 (2.5%)

3 (5.5%)

13 (25.0%)

3 (5.5%)

 Mugandan

75 (45.5%)

31 (39.2%)

36 (65.5%)

15 (28.9%)

157 (44.5%)

 Non-Mugandan

84 (50.9%)

45 (57.0%)

16 (29.1%)

23 (44.2%)

168 (47.9%)

 Non-Ugandan

6 (3.6%)

2 (2.5%)

3 (5.5%)

14 (26.9%)

25 (7.1%)

 Not an orphan

118 (73.3%)

58 (75.3%)

39 (72.2%)

44 (84.6%)

259 (75.3%)

 Maternal

10 (6.2%)

4 (5.2%)

3 (5.6%)

3 (5.8%)

20 (5.8%)

 Paternal

24 (14.9%)

7 (9.1%)

5 (9.3%)

5 (9.6%)

41 (11.9%)

 Dual orphan

9 (5.6%)

8 (10.4%)

7 (13.0%)

0 (0%)

24 (7.0%)

Maternal education: Primary or below

50 (30.7%)

16 (20.5%)

23 (41.8%)

9 (17.3%)

98 (28.2%)

Paternal education: Primary or below

38 (23.6%)

4 (5.1%)

10 (18.5%)

4 (7.85%)

56 (16.2%)

Live with mother

76 (49.7%)

47 (66.2%)

32 (69.6%)

39 (79.6%)

194 (60.8%)

Live with father

67 (45.3%)

38 (55.9%)

19 (44.2%)

30 (63.8%)

154 (50.3%)

Median household size (IQR)

6 (5–8)

6 (5–9)

6 (5–9)

8 (6–9)

6 (5–9)

Running water inside the house

54 (32.7%)

52 (65.0%)

18 (32.7%)

36 (69.2%)

160 (45.5%)

Toilet/latrine inside the house

65 (40.1%)

34 (47.9%)

13 (23.6%)

35 (68.6%)

147 (43.4%)