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Table 2 VYA girls’ and caregivers’ perceptions of grandmothers as decision-makers and supporters of girls’ well-being in Némataba Commune, Senegal, 2019

From: Transforming social norms to improve girl-child health and well-being: a realist evaluation of the Girls’ Holistic Development program in rural Senegal

 

VYA girls (%)

Caregivers (%)

Intervention

Comparison

Intervention

Comparison

N = 161

N = 238

N = 80

N = 125

Perceived that grandmother would be/was a major decision-maker with regards to:

 Marriage decisions

27.3***

1.3***

30.0**

16.8**

 Schooling decisions

24.8***

2.1***

16.3**

6.4**

In past year, talked with/asked advice and support from a grandmother about:

 Marriage

40.4***

10.1***

87.5

80.0

 Schooling

52.2***

21.9***

73.8***

45.6***

  1. **Statistically significant difference at p < 0.05
  2. ***Statistically significant difference at p < 0.01