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Table 2 Adolescent and youth participants’ level of interest in different sexual and reproductive health (SRH) topics and sub-topics (Stage 1), by age group, Lima, Yurimaguas and Ayacucho, Peru, 2015

From: Developing an SMS text message intervention on sexual and reproductive health with adolescents and youth in Peru

 

Interest in sub-topics according to score, range from 3 (great interest) to 0 (no interest)1,2

Topics (Total average score)

Adolescents aged 13–17

Average score

Youth aged 18–24

Average score

Identity (1.7)

Self-esteem

(2.5)

Exploration of sexuality

(3.0)

Sexual identity

(2.3)

Menstruation

(2.7)

↓ Physical changes in males

(1.0)

Sexual orientation

(2.3)

↓ Physical changes in females

(1.0)

↓ Physical changes in males

(1.0)

↓ Physical changes in females

(1.0)

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (1.7)

HIV

(2.3)

STI symptoms

(2.0)

↑ STI prevention

(1.5)

↑ STI prevention

(2.0)

↓ STI symptoms

(1.0)

↑ Herpes

(2.0)

O Herpes

(0.0)

↓ HIV

(1.0)

SRH barrier and contraceptive methods (for preventing pregnancy, STIs and HIV) (1.6)

Abstinence

(2.3)

Rhythm

(3.0)

↑ Rhythm

(1.5)

Withdrawal

(3.0)

↓ Withdrawal

(0.5)

↓ Abstinence

(1.0)

Emergency contraception (“morning after pill” or “day after pill”)

(3.0)

Emergency contraception

(3.0)

Male condom

(3.0)

Male condom

(3.0)

↓ Intrauterine devices (IUDs)

(0.8)

↑ IUDs

(2.0)

↓ Implants

(0.8)

O Implants

(0.0)

Interpersonal relationships (1.3)

Family comunication (in general and related to sexuality)

(3.0)

“Friends with benefits”

(2.7)

Peer pressure: sexual intercourse

(2.5)

Peer pressure: sexual intercourse

(2.7)

↓ Sexual exploration with partner

(0.8)

O Attraction and flirting

(0.0)

O Attraction and flirting

(0.0)

Sexual practices (1.3)

Oral sex

(2.5)

Transactional sex

(2.7)

Transactional sex

(2.3)

Anal sex

(2.3)

↑ Masturbation

(2.0)

Oral sex

(2.3)

O Sex without penetration

(0.0)

↑ Masturbation

(2.0)

O Mutual masturbation

(0.0)

↓ Sex without penetration

(0.3)

↓ Mutual masturbation

(0.3)

Violence (1.2)

Intimate partner violence

(2.5)

↑ Intimate partner violence

(2.0)

Sexual abuse and rape

(2.3)

↓ Sexual abuse and rape

(0.4)

O How to prevent violence

(0.0)

↓ How to prevent violence

(0.3)

Health services (1.1)

↑ SRH services

(1.3)

Access to health services

(3.0)

↓ Access to health services

(0.3)

↑ Mental health /psychological services

(2.0)

O Health insurance

(0.0)

O Health insurance

(0.0)

Pregnancy (0.7)

Pregnancy

(3.0)

Pregnancy

(3.0)

O Pregnancy signs

(0.0)

↓ Pregnancy signs

(1.0)

O Pregnancy complications

(0.0)

O Pregnancy complications

(0.0)

SRH rights and policies (0.6)

Abortion

(2.3)

Abortion

(3.0)

O Right to information on SRH

(0.0)

↓ Right to information on SRH

(0.3)

O Right to health care

(0.0)

↓ Right to health care

(0.3)

Alcohol and drugs (0.2)

↑ Types of drugs

(1.3) (0.8)

↓ Peer pressure: Alcohol and drug usage

(0.4)

↓ Peer pressure: Alcohol and drug usage

 

O Types of drugs

(0.0)

  1. 1 The scores in the Table are based on adolescents’ and youth’s ratings of the SMS text messages during the Stage 1 community consultations. Participants both a) spontaneously mentioned topics and sub-topics of interest and b) rated their interest in sub-topics included in SRH projects in other settings. The rating scale ranges from 0 (of no interest) to 3 (of great interest). For the sub-topics, the score represents the average rating of the sub-topic across the six meetings. For the topics, the score represents the average of the scores for the sub-topics included under the topic. Only the highest and lowest scored sub-topics are included in the Table. / 2 The symbols to the left of the sub-topics mean the following: O - Of no interest (Equal to zero); ↓ - Of little interest (Score between 0.1 and 1.0); ↑ - Of interest (Score between 1.1 and 2.0); and - Of great interest (Score between 2.1 and 3.0)