Table 4.
Characteristics of AGYW (N=2200), by most likely relationship type as determined through LCA. †
| Class 1: Stable empowered relationship with older less risky partners (N=973) |
Class 2: Shorter empowered relationship with peer partners (N=1067) |
Class 3: Shorter, less empowered relationship with risky partners (N=160) |
p value‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 22 (21–24) | 21 (19–23) | 22 (19.5–24) | <0.01 |
| Country of Origin | ||||
| South Africa | 478 (49.1%) | 892 (83.0%) | 112 (70.0%) | <0.01 |
| Zimbabwe | 377 (38.8%) | 161 (15.0%) | 42 (26.3%) | |
| Other | 118 (12.1%) | 22 (2.0%) | 6 (3.7%) | |
| Educational Level | ||||
| Primary school or less | 46 (4.7%) | 15 (1.4%) | 6 (3.8%) | <0.01 |
| Some secondary school | 458 (47.1%) | 329 (30.1%) | 59 (36.9%) | |
| Completed secondary school | 382 (39.3% | 427 (40.0%) | 66 (41.3%) | |
| Tertiary education | 87 (8.9%) | 296 (27.7%) | 29 (18.1%) | |
| Living Situation | ||||
| Living together with family | 103 (10.6%) | 938 (87.9%) | 104 (65.0%) | <0.01 |
| Living with partner or his family | 854 (87.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 33 (21.9%) | |
| Living alone | 12 (1.2%) | 107 (10.0%) | 18 (11.3%) | |
| Living with friends | 4 (0.4%) | 22 (2.1%) | 3 (1.9%) | |
| Monthly Household Income (ZAR) | 4000 (2800–6000) | 4000 (2500–6000) | 3600 (2000–5100) | 0.34 |
| Personal Steady Income | ||||
| No | 725 (74.5%) | 772 (72.4%) | 107 (66.9%) | 0.14 |
| Yes, from part-time job | 92 (9.5%) | 113 (10.6%) | 15 (9.4%) | |
| Yes, from full-time job | 131 (13.5%) | 144 (13.5%) | 28 (17.5%) | |
| Other income not from a job | 25 (2.6%) | 38 (3.6%) | 10 (6.3%) | |
| Relationship Status | ||||
| Casual | 28 (2.9%) | 270 (25.3%) | 50 (31.3%) | <0.01 |
| Steady, not living together | 144 (14.8%) | 742 (69.5%) | 78 (48.8%) | |
| Steady, living together | 645 (66.3%) | 53 (4.9%) | 29 (18.1%) | |
| Married | 156 (16.0%) | 2 (0.2%) | 3 (1.9%) | |
| History of pregnancy | ||||
| No | 158 (16.2%) | 507 (47.5%) | 53 (33.1%) | <0.01 |
| Yes | 815 (83.8%) | 560 (52.5%) | 107 (66.9%) | |
| History of previous HIV testing | ||||
| No | 35 (3.6%) | 55 (5.2%) | 7 (4.4%) | 0.23 |
| Yes | 938 (96.4%) | 1,012 (94.9%) | 153 (95.6%) | |
| History of transactional sex | ||||
| No | 950 (97.6%) | 1040 (97.5%) | 145 (90.6%) | <0.01 |
| Yes | 23 (2.4%) | 27 (2.5%) | 15 (9.4%) | |
| Ever experienced physical violence | ||||
| No | 939 (96.5%) | 1023 (95.9%) | 147 (91.9%) | 0.02 |
| Yes | 34 (3.5%) | 44 (4.1%) | 13 (8.1%) | |
| Ever experienced sexual violence | ||||
| No | 958 (98.5%) | 1048 (98.2%) | 156 (97.5%) | 0.68 |
| Yes | 15 (1.5%) | 19 (1.8%) | 4 (2.5%) |
†
A most likely relationship type was assigned to AGYW based on their posterior probabilities of class membership.
‡
p values are based on Chi-square test for categorical variables and analysis of variance for continuous variables.