Table 2 Summary of human manually coded themes and GPT 4o coded sub-themes.
From: Evaluation of large language models within GenAI in qualitative research
Human: themes, sub-themes | GenAI |
|---|---|
In relation to adolescent girls and young women’s transcripts | |
Impacts on schooling | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on schoolgirls |
Uncertainty in returning to education | (1) Education disruption/increased dropout rates/reduced study time and academic performance |
Loss of motivation to study | (2) Increased pregnancy rates |
Sexual behaviors and practices | (3) Economic hardships/economic hardship and increased workload |
Increased number and frequency of sexual partners | (4) Mental health and social issues/psychological stress and anxiety |
Using or taking advantage of men | (5) Increased domestic responsibilities |
Power imbalance | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on men’s attitudes and relationships with girls or schoolgirls |
Drivers of increased sexual activity | (1) Increased pressure for sexual relationships/exploitative relationships |
Poverty/economic insecurity | (2) Economic exploitation |
Opportunity and leisure time | (3) Mixed reactions and attitudes |
Peer influence and pressure | (4) Relationships with older men |
Increase in pregnancy | (5) Financial dependency and exchange/relationships for financial gain/transactional nature of relationships |
Impact of unintended pregnancy | (6) Breakdown of relationships/reduction in supportive relationships |
Social and school impacts, responsibility, blame, consequences | (7) Older men as partners |
Rise in abortion due to unintended pregnancy | (8) Exploitation and abuse Breakdown of relationships/reduction in supportive relationships |
Knowledge, attitudes, perception, access to family planning, contraception and condoms | |
In relation to community males transcripts | |
Impacts on schooling | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on schoolgirls |
Uncertainty in returning to education | (1) Increase in teenage pregnancies |
Loss of motivation to study | (2) Increased reliance on men for financial support/economic hardships and dependence on men |
Sexual behaviors and practices | (3) Disruption of education/school dropouts |
Increased number and frequency of sexual partners | (4) Increased vulnerability to exploitation |
Using or taking advantage of men | (5) Mental health and stress |
Power imbalance | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on men’s attitudes and relationships with girls or schoolgirls |
Drivers of increased sexual activity | (1) Exploitation and sexual relationships/preference for younger, school-going girls |
Poverty/economic insecurity | (2) Negative attitudes and blame towards girls/general indifference and blame-shifting/justification of exploitative behavior/attitudes of condemnation and justification |
Opportunity and leisure time | (3) Predatory behavior |
Rise in pregnancy | (4) Protective yet conditional support |
Impact of unintended pregnancy | (5) Blame on external factors |
Social and school impacts, responsibility, blame, consequences | |
Rise in abortion due to unintended pregnancy | (6) Varied intentions and mixed feelings |
Knowledge, attitudes, perception, access to family planning, contraception and condoms | |
