Adolescent Data Hub

Adolescent Girls Initiative - Kenya - 2017

Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa

The Adolescent Girls Initiative is a longitudinal, randomized controlled trial that is testing the impact of different multi-sectoral packages of intervention on very young adolescent girls in two marginalized geographies of Kenya – an urban informal settlement and rural areas in northeastern Kenya along the border of Somalia. The trial is testing four packages of interventions: 1) violence prevention only; 2) violence prevention + education; 3) violence prevention + education + health; and 4) violence prevention + education + health + wealth.

Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa

Study Website

Adolescents: 5000-10000

Sex:

Females

Age Range:

10-14
15-19

Study Design:

Experimental

Type of Data:

Longitudinal

Time Period: 2015-2017

Areas Covered: Cities: Kibera, Wajir

Investigators: Karen Austrian (Population Council)

Funders: UK Department for International Development (DFID)

Series:

Not applicable

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment, Savings;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance, Learning;

Endorsement of violence;

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Gender role beliefs, Marriage attitudes;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Subjective Expectations;

Time Use;

Violence - Emotional/psychological violence, Physical violence, Sexual violence;

Predictors of Alcohol Consumption Among In-School Adolescents in the Central Region of Ghana - 2018

Data Source

Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

The Predictors of Alcohol Consumption Among In-School Adolescents study aimed to contribute to the baseline information on schooling-going adolescents’ engagement in health compromising behaviors and their related socio-economic implications.

Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

Study Website

Adolescents: Not available

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2018

Areas Covered: Central Region

Investigators: University of Cape Coast, Bielefeld University

Funders: University of Cape Coast, Bielefeld University

Series:

Not applicable

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Kazakhstan National Polling of Adults and Young People - 2013

Data Source

Europe & Central Asia
Kazakhstan

The National Polling of Adults and Young People investigated the current state of career services in schools around the world and the potential to use local social capital to support young people’s transitions from school to work.

Europe & Central Asia
Kazakhstan

Study Website

Adolescents: 500-999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2013

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Future First, Ipsos MORI

Funders: Open Society Foundations; Global Citizen Foundation

Series:

Not applicable

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Ghana National Polling of Adults and Young People - 2013

Data Source

Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

Study Website

Adolescents: 500-999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2013

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Future First, Ipsos MORI

Funders: Open Society Foundations; Global Citizen Foundation

Series:

Not applicable

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Argentina National Polling of Adults and Young People - 2013

Data Source

Argentina
Latin America & Caribbean

Argentina
Latin America & Caribbean

Study Website

Adolescents: 500-999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2013

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Future First, Ipsos MORI, Navarro Research

Funders: Open Society Foundations; Global Citizen Foundation

Series:

Not applicable

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Household Survey for Evaluation of Women's Empowerment Project - 2014

Data Source

Pakistan
South Asia

The Household Survey for Evaluation of Women’s Empowerment Project evaluates the impact of a project that was implemented to increase the income and employment, as well as the livelihoods, of women in the dairy sector.

Pakistan
South Asia

Study Website

Adolescents: Not available

Sex:

Females

Age Range:

15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2011-2014

Areas Covered: District: Muzaffargarh

Investigators: Oxfam GB

Funders: Oxfam GB

Series:

Not applicable

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Rural;

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Endorsement of violence against women, Gender role beliefs, Marriage attitudes;

Marriage;

Reproductive Health - Fertility;

South Africa Young People and Mobile Phones in sub-Saharan Africa - 2012

Data Source

South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa

The Young People and Mobile Phones in sub-Saharan Africa explored how the rapid expansion of mobile phone usage impacted young lives in sub-Saharan Africa.

South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa

The Young People and Mobile Phones in sub-Saharan Africa explored how the rapid expansion of mobile phone usage impacted young lives in sub-Saharan Africa.

Study Website

Adolescents: 1000-2499

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2012

Areas Covered: Agro-ecological zone: Eastern Cape, Gauteng/NorthWest

Investigators: Durham University, Cape Coast University, University of Malawi, University of Cape Town, University of Hull

Funders: United Kingdom Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

Series:

Not applicable

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Marriage;

Reproductive Health - Fertility;

Social Networks;

Malawi Young People and Mobile Phones in sub-Saharan Africa - 2012

Data Source

Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa

The Young People and Mobile Phones in sub-Saharan Africa explored how the rapid expansion of mobile phone usage impacted young lives in sub-Saharan Africa.

Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa

The Young People and Mobile Phones in sub-Saharan Africa explored how the rapid expansion of mobile phone usage impacted young lives in sub-Saharan Africa.

Study Website

Adolescents: 1000-2499

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2012

Areas Covered: Agro-ecological zone: Blantyre, Lilongwe Plains

Investigators: Durham University, Cape Coast University, University of Malawi, University of Cape Town, University of Hull

Funders: United Kingdom Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

Series:

Not applicable

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Marriage;

Reproductive Health - Fertility;

Social Networks;

Ghana Young People and Mobile Phones in sub-Saharan Africa - 2012

Data Source

Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

The Young People and Mobile Phones in sub-Saharan Africa explored how the rapid expansion of mobile phone usage impacted young lives in sub-Saharan Africa.

Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

The Young People and Mobile Phones in sub-Saharan Africa explored how the rapid expansion of mobile phone usage impacted young lives in sub-Saharan Africa.

Study Website

Adolescents: 1000-2499

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2012

Areas Covered: Agro-ecological zone: Coastal savannah, Forest zone

Investigators: Durham University, Cape Coast University, University of Malawi, University of Cape Town, University of Hull

Funders: United Kingdom Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

Series:

Not applicable

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Marriage;

Reproductive Health - Fertility;

Social Networks;

Zimbabwe Girls' Educational Challenge Step Change Window Secondary School Student Longitudinal Survey - 2015

Data Source

Sub-Saharan Africa
Zimbabwe

The Girls’ Educational Challenge Step Change Window Secondary School Student Longitudinal Survey project targeted marginalized girls in rural communities with a focus on increasing girls’ retention through a full cycle of early secondary education and improving their opportunities to learn.

Sub-Saharan Africa
Zimbabwe

Study Website

Adolescents: 5000- 10000

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19

Study Design:

Experimental

Type of Data:

Longitudinal

Time Period: 2013-2015

Areas Covered: Districts: Umguza, Hurungwe, Chikomba West, Nyanga, Chipinge

Investigators: Camfed International

Funders: UK Department for International Development (DFID)

Series:

Not applicable

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Rural;

Economics - Employment;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Gender role beliefs;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

Marriage;

Reproductive Health - Fertility;

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Predictors of Alcohol Consumption Among In-School Adolescents in the Central Region of Ghana - 2018

Kazakhstan National Polling of Adults and Young People - 2013

Ghana National Polling of Adults and Young People - 2013

Argentina National Polling of Adults and Young People - 2013

Household Survey for Evaluation of Women's Empowerment Project - 2014

Zimbabwe Girls' Educational Challenge Step Change Window Secondary School Student Longitudinal Survey - 2015