Table 1 characteristics of studies included in the review
Area of Focus | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
Country | ||
 Kenya | 31 | 57.4% |
 South Africa | 9 | 16.7% |
 Ethiopia | 4 | 7.4% |
 Nigeria | 3 | 5.4% |
 Uganda | 2 | 3.7% |
 Zimbabwe | 2 | 3.7% |
 Ghana | 1 | 1.9% |
 Tanzania | 1 | 1.9% |
 Malawi | 1 | 1.9% |
Design/ Method | ||
 Quantitative | 41 | 79.5 |
 Qualitative | 7 | 13.0% |
 Mixed method | 6 | 11.1% |
Type | ||
 Observational | 46 | 85.2% |
 Intervention/Implementation Research | 8 | 14.8% |
Population | ||
 Girls | 26 | 48.1 |
 Boys and Girls | 28 | 51.9 |
Age groups | ||
 10–19 | 18 | 33.3 |
 15–19 | 9 | 16.7 |
 10–24 | 12 | 22.2 |
 15–49 | 15 | 27.8 |
Period | ||
 2000–2004 | 5 | 9.3 |
 2005–2009 | 9 | 16.7 |
 2010–2014 | 24 | 44.4 |
 2015–2019 | 16 | 29.6 |
Total | 54 | 100 |