Table 1.
Baseline sociodemographic characteristics of adolescent girls and young women (13–22) in the nested cohort (n=2184) and (12–24) in the cross-sectional survey (n=4127) by exposure to MTV Shuga
| Overall | Exposed | Not exposed | P value | ||||
| n/N | % | n/N | % | n/N | % | ||
| Baseline sociodemographic characteristics of adolescent girls and young women (13–22) by exposure to MTV Shuga in the nested cohort (n=2184) | |||||||
| Age group (4 cats), 2017 | |||||||
| 13–14 | 460/2184 | 21.1 | 72/308 | 23.4 | 388/1876 | 20.7 | |
| 15–17 | 688/2184 | 31.5 | 107/308 | 34.7 | 581/1876 | 31 | |
| 18–19 | 475/2184 | 21.7 | 60/308 | 19.5 | 415/1876 | 22.1 | |
| 20–22 | 561/2184 | 25.7 | 69/308 | 22.4 | 492/1876 | 26.2 | 0.216 |
| Currently in school | |||||||
| No | 540/2184 | 24.7 | 67/308 | 21.8 | 473/1876 | 25.2 | |
| Yes | 1644/2184 | 75.3 | 241/308 | 78.2 | 1403/1876 | 74.8 | 0.192 |
| Socioeconomic status, 2018 | |||||||
| Low | 255/2118 | 12 | 22/303 | 7.3 | 233/1815 | 12.8 | |
| Middle | 920/2118 | 43.4 | 110/303 | 36.3 | 810/1815 | 44.6 | |
| High | 943/2118 | 44.5 | 171/303 | 56.4 | 772/1815 | 42.5 | <0.001 |
| Urban or rural | |||||||
| Rural | 1388/2165 | 64.1 | 165/305 | 54.1 | 1223/1860 | 65.8 | |
| Periurban/urban | 777/2165 | 35.9 | 140/305 | 45.9 | 637/1860 | 34.2 | <0.001 |
| Invited or received DREAMS, 2017/2018 | 1101/2184 | 50.4 | 175/308 | 56.8 | 926/1876 | 49.4 | 0.015 |
| Away from home in the last 12 months | 314/1853 | 17.0 | 45/228 | 15.6 | 269/1565 | 17.2 | 0.516 |
| Baseline sociodemographic characteristics of adolescent girls and young women (12–24) by exposure to MTV Shuga in the cross-sectional survey (n=4127) | |||||||
| Age group, (N=4127) | |||||||
| 12–14 | 958/4127 | 23.2 | 307/1477 | 20.1 | 651/2650 | 24.6 | |
| 15–19 | 1628/4127 | 39.5 | 599/1477 | 40.6 | 1029/2650 | 38.8 | |
| 20–24 | 1541/4127 | 37.3 | 571/1477 | 38.7 | 970/2650 | 36.6 | 0.022 |
| District | |||||||
| City of Johannesburg | 1146/4127 | 27.8 | 476/1477 | 32.2 | 670/2650 | 25.3 | |
| Ekurhuleni | 1635/4127 | 39.6 | 521/1477 | 35.3 | 1114/2650 | 42.0 | |
| eThekwini | 1342/4127 | 32.5 | 480/1477 | 32.5 | 862/2650 | 32.5 | <0.001 |
| Highest education (N=4108) | |||||||
| No schooling | 175/4108 | 4.3 | 99/1465 | 6.8 | 76/2646 | 2.9 | |
| Grades R–7 | 502/4108 | 12.2 | 142/1465 | 9.7 | 360/2646 | 13.6 | |
| Grades 8–12 | 2978/4108 | 72.5 | 1022/1465 | 69.8 | 1956/2646 | 74.0 | |
| Tertiary studies (complete/incomplete) | 453/4108 | 11.0 | 202/1465 | 13.8 | 251/2646 | 9.5 | <0.001 |
| Ever had sex with a boy/man (n=4108) | 1860/4108 | 45.3 | 621/1469 | 42.3 | 1239/2639 | 47.0 | 0.004 |
| Away from home in the last 12 months (n=4121) | 183/4121 | 4.4 | 66/1474 | 4.5 | 117/2647 | 4.4 | 0.932 |
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