Table 1 Formative assessment sample sizes in the ASRH intervention group, Kisumu and Kakamega counties
Participant group | Approach/Method | Description of participants | # per ward | Fre- quency | Total | Focus of the interview/FGD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adolescents age 15–19 years | IDI (12) | 3 boys and 3 girls | 6 | 2 | 12 | To assess adolescents’ barriers, experiences, and preferences around use of ASRH services |
FGD (6) | Girls FGD (10) Boys FGD (10) Mixed FGD (5 boys and 5 girls) | 30 | 2 | 60 | To assess adolescents’ barriers, experiences, and preferences around use of ASRH services | |
Teachers | IDI (12) | 3 male and 3 female | 6 | 2 | 12 | To explore teachers attitudes toward providing ASRH information and services to adolescents within school; personal beliefs, policy direction toward ASRH service provision in schools, and school re-entry post pregnancy; and adaptability to meet adolescent’s health needs |
Community representatives | IDI (12) | Chief, Village elder, parent, youth champion, religious leader, ward administrator, police (Officer Commanding Police Division—OCPD), community health worker | 6 | 2 | 12 | To explore the decision-making processes around adolescent’s sexuality and use of ASRH services, gender roles, and personal beliefs, gender-based violence against adolescents, legal issues (if any) |
Health workers | IDI (10) | Representatives from public health facilities: dispensary or health center and sub-county hospital; chemist/pharmacy attendant; and private facility | 5 | 2 | 10 | To explore health workers experiences in providing ASRH services to adolescents |
County leadership | KII (10) | County directors— health, youth, education, reproductive health coordinator; high school head teacher, primary school head teacher | 5 | 2 | 10 | To establish the existence of policies supporting provision of ASRH information and services in various settings and level of implementation |
Transcripts | 62 | Total participants | 116 |