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Table 4 Normative outcomes for VYA girls, caregivers, and grandmothers 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

Grandmothers

Intervention (%)

Comparison (%)

Intervention (%)

Comparison (%)

Intervention (%)

Comparison (%)

N = 161

N = 238

N = 80

N = 125

N = 56

N = 140

Early marriage

Perceive that ___ in respondent’s community

Girls < 16 yrs in village are married/engaged

 None

51.5

50.2

58.1

78.2

74.1

65.0

 Some

42.9

39.7

31.9

12.2

2.7

10.0

 Many/most

5.6

10.1

10.0

9.6

23.2

25.0

Girls < 16 yrs in village approve of marriage/engagement of girls < 16 yrs

 None

62.7*

64.7*

    

 Some

31.1*

24.0*

    

 Many/most

6.2*

11.3*

    

Parents of girls < 16 yrs in village approve of marriage/ engagement of girls < 16 yrs

 None

56.5***

28.4***

15.2

15.0

32.1

25.4

 Some

8.7***

24.0***

67.3

59.4

50.0

61.7

 Many/most

34.8***

47.6***

17.5

25.6

17.9

12.9

People in community would shame girl/girl’s family if she did not get married < 16 yrs

 None

53.0

46.2

61.9

51.8

41.4

44.8

 Some

2.3

1.3

5.6

5.0

8.6

10.9

 Many/most

44.7

52.5

32.5

43.2

50.0

44.3

School retention

Perceive that ___ in respondent’s community

Girls < 16 yrs in village are taken out of school before a girl is ready/completes

 None

16.2

17.7

35.4

25.2

18.2

21.4

 Some

78.2

73.1

55.9

61.2

80.0

72.9

 Many/most

5.6

9.2

8.7

13.6

1.8

5.7

Girls < 16 yrs in village approve of girls < 16 yrs being taken out of school before she is ready/completes

 None

66.2**

61.6**

    

 Some

28.8**

27.1**

    

 Many/most

5.0**

11.3**

    

Parents of girls < 16 yrs in village approve of girls < 16 yrs being taken out of school before she is ready/completes

 None

60.5**

39.3**

6.3*

10.4*

18.7

26.1

 Some

10.3**

21.6**

83.7*

69.6*

52.7

48.2

 Many/most

29.2**

39.1**

10.0*

20.0*

28.6

25.7

People in community would shame a girl/girl’s family if she stayed in school (despite good marriage opportunity)

 None

51.9

47.5

61.2

68.0

60.6

60.9

 Some

4.6

6.3

6.3

1.6

5.5

6.2

 Many/most

43.5

46.2

32.5

30.4

33.9

32.9

  1. *Statistically significant difference at p < 0.10
  2. **Statistically significant difference at p < 0.05
  3. ***Statistically significant difference at p < 0.01