Evaluation of Three Adolescent Sexual Health Programs in Ha Noi and Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
Table 1
Baseline demographic characteristics by intervention groups.
Variables
VFOK ()
EWA ()
EWA+ ()
Overall ()
valuea
Age in years median (IQR)
17 (16–19)
17 (16–19)
17 (16–19)
17 (16–19)
0.08
Male, (%)
150 (47.3)
132 (47.0)
139 (50.9)
421 (48.3)
0.59
In school, (%)
230 (72.6)
223 (79.4)
226 (82.9)
679 (78.0)
0.01
Employed, (%)
85 (26.8)
56 (19.9)
47 (17.2)
188 (21.6)
0.01
Religion, (%)
Buddhist
144 (45.4)
116 (41.3)
125 (45.8)
385 (44.2)
0.01
Ancestor
73 (23.0)
60 (21.4)
38 (13.9)
171 (19.6)
Catholic
23 (7.3)
10 (3.6)
22 (8.1)
55 (6.3)
Nonreligion
77 (24.3)
95 (33.8)
88 (32.2)
260 (29.9)
Living w/both parents, (%)
283 (89.3)
247 (87.9)
240 (87.9)
770 (88.4)
0.83
Accessible household items, median (IQR)
5 (3–7)
5 (2.5–7)
6 (4–8)
5 (3–7)
0.01
Monthly expense in 1000 Vietnamese Dong, median (IQR)
150 (90–300)
155 (100–300)
150 (100–300)
150 (100–300)
0.28
a Reported values were from Wilcoxon rank-sum test for comparing continuous variables and chi-squared for categorical variables. was considered to be statistically significant. EWA: Exploring the World of Adolescents (youth intervention only); EWA+: Exploring the World of Adolescents (youth, parent, and healthcare provider interventions); IQR: Interquartile Range; VFOK: Vietnamese Focus on Kids.
