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Table1 Characteristics of the social environment of the adolescent girls (N = 22,067)

From: Impact of social environment on sexual behaviors of adolescent girls in 12 sub-Saharan African countries: a cross-sectional study

Country

Parental monitoring

Parental connectedness

Perceived peer support

N

GSHS data year

 

Monitored

Not monitored

Connected

Not connected

Supportive

Not supportive

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

  

Botswana

811 (70.0)

348 (30.0)

803 (68.2)

375 (31.8)

894 (76.6)

278 (23.4)

1199

2005

Ghana

1979 (70.9)

821 (29.1)

1962 (70.1)

857 (29.9)

2013 (72.6)

770 (27.4)

2917

2007

Kenya

1308 (74.4)

459 (25.6)

1281 (74.1)

469 (25.9)

1348 (74.1)

447 (25.9)

1882

2003

Mauritania

562 (54.1)

476 (45.9)

511 (49.9)

516 (50.1)

597 (57.9)

441 (42.1)

1069

2010

Mozambique

502 (64.0)

334 (36.0)

562 (67.5)

288 (32.5)

509 (56.5)

337 (43.5)

870

2015

Namibia

1,592 (67.5)

743 (32.5)

1677 (72.1)

629 (27.9)

1658 (71.6)

687 (28.4)

2356

2013

Senegal

913 (66.7)

465 (33.3)

805 (60.3)

573 (39.7)

1,012 (72.0)

370 (28.0)

1404

2005

Seychelles

838 (64.1)

458 (35.9)

726 (57)

544 (43)

768 (58.3)

534 (41.7)

1337

2015

Swaziland

2703 (66.9)

1352 (33.1)

2825 (70.4)

1215 (29.6)

2670 (67.0)

1311 (33.0)

4470

2003

Tanzania

1118 (56.5)

806 (43.5)

1030 (52.5)

895 (47.5)

938 (48.1)

963 (51.9)

1935

2014

Uganda

1007 (70.4)

458 (29.6)

1003 (68.6)

481 (31.4)

1060 (72.0)

409 (28.0)

1527

2003

Zambia

589 (63.0)

328 (37.0)

605 (64.6)

320 (35.4)

565 (62.9)

338 (37.1)

1101

2004

All countries

13,922 (64.0)

7048 (36.0)

13,790 (62.1)

7162 (37.9)

14,032 (60.6)

6885 (39.4)

22,067

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