Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics, by Country and Overall
| Nigeria | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Overall | % Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative care experienced, % | 7.1 | 11.4 | 6.1 | 8.2 | 1.6 |
| Parental care status, % | 0.0 | ||||
| Neither parent | 15.2 | 20.6 | 29.8 | 21.9 | |
| Maternal care | 9.7 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 16.6 | |
| Paternal care | 5.0 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 5.9 | |
| Both parents | 70.1 | 54.2 | 43.0 | 55.6 | |
| Orphan status, % | 0.6 | ||||
| Non-orphan | 86.0 | 75.7 | 69.5 | 77.0 | |
| Paternal orphan | 8.2 | 14.3 | 17.8 | 13.5 | |
| Maternal orphan | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | |
| Double orphan | 1.5 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 4.7 | |
| Female, % | 48.2 | 51.1 | 51.1 | 50.2 | 0.0 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 14.8 (1.4) | 14.9 (0.8) | 15.0 (1.8) | 14.9 (1.3) | 0.0 |
| Household assets, mean (SD) [range, 0-8] | 4.1 (1.9) | 2.7 (1.2) | 4.2 (1.9) | 3.1 (2.1) | 1.5 |
| Education level, % | 0.4 | ||||
| Less than primary | 19.3 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 8.5 | |
| Primary | 21.1 | 58.4 | 30.9 | 37.2 | |
| Secondary | 57.9 | 34.4 | 67.6 | 53.1 | |
| Higher than secondary | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | |
| Mental distress, % | 3.9 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Suicidality, % | 3.9 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| Self-harm, % | 6.0 | 9.5 | 1.7 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
| Sexual risk-taking, % | 14.8 | 20.4 | 65.8 | 19.4 | 3.0 |
| Sexual assault, % | 20.4 | 18.4 | 3.8 | 14.1 | 2.0 |
| Caregiver physical abuse, % | 43.5 | 36.0 | 15.1 | 31.3 | 1.2 |
| Caregiver emotional abuse, % | 25.0 | 27.4 | 11.7 | 21.3 | 0.6 |
| Peer violence, % | 32.6 | 20.0 | 14.2 | 22.1 | 1.0 |