PMA AgileGENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (GBV) TECHNOLOGY ACCESS, ABUSE, AND COMPROMISED PRIVACY AMONG YOUTH - 2023

Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) Agile is a longitudinal cohort of adolescents and youth ages 15-24 in Nairobi, Kenya initially recruited via respondent-driven sampling from June-August 2019 (n=690 young men, n=664 young women). From 2020-21, fully remote follow-up data collection was conducted with the cohort to track changes in contraceptive dynamics and assess the gendered impact of COVID-19 (survey rounds at 12-month follow-up from August-October 2020, and 18-month follow-up from April-May 2021 [n=586 young men, n=591 young women]), accompanied by qualitative methods, including focus group discussions (FGDs) and in-depth interviews (IDIs) with youth and relevant stakeholders. From June to August 2023, data collection with the Nairobi youth cohort (now ages 19-28) was conducted (n=551 young men, n=550 young women), and with replenishment sampling for youth ages 15-19 to account for attrition and cohort aging (n=320 young men, n=281 young women). Data collection was in-person, computer-assisted as in the initial wave, with a remote option. These data track and compare contraceptive use and behaviors, gender-related norms and attitudes, and gender-based violence (GBV) experiences and sources of support. Accompanying qualitative methods included in-depth interviews with youth ages 15-29, sampled purposively based on demographics (n=30, male n=15 and female n=15).