Table 2 Key demographic characteristics of the adolescent girls and young women participating in the endline survey, by arm, 2021
|  | Yathu Yathu Arm (N = 500) | Control Arm (N = 496) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Age | ||||
 15–19 | 252 | 50.4 | 249 | 50.2 |
 20–24 | 248 | 49.6 | 247 | 49.8 |
Highest level of education | ||||
 None/ incomplete primary | 27 | 5.4 | 26 | 5.2 |
 Complete primary | 51 | 10.2 | 42 | 8.5 |
 Incomplete secondary | 283 | 56.6 | 249 | 50.2 |
 Complete secondary | 118 | 23.6 | 166 | 33.5 |
 Higher education | 21 | 4.2 | 13 | 2.6 |
Currently in school | ||||
 No | 346 | 69.2 | 365 | 73.6 |
 Yes | 154 | 30.8 | 131 | 26.4 |
Currently employed | ||||
 No | 405 | 81.0 | 409 | 82.5 |
 Yes | 95 | 19.0 | 87 | 17.5 |
In last 4Â weeks, ever a lack of resources in the household to buy food | ||||
 No | 347 | 69.4 | 316 | 63.7 |
 Yes | 153 | 30.6 | 180 | 36.3 |
Marital status | ||||
 Never married | 334 | 66.8 | 335 | 67.5 |
 Married and/or cohabiting | 160 | 32.0 | 155 | 31.3 |
 Divorced/ separated/widowed | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | 1.2 |