Table 1.
Respondents' sociodemographic characteristics and exposure to adverse childhood experiences
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 4,968 (51%) | n = 4,851 (49%) | N = 9,819 (100%) | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |||
| Mean age in years (standard deviation) | 15.0 (2.19) | 15.1 (2.23) | 15.0 (2.21) |
| % In school | 65.7 | 58.3 | 62.1 |
| % Male-headed household | 78.1 | 74.5 | 76.3 |
| Living arrangements | |||
| Both parents a | 50.0 | 43.2 | 46.7 |
| Mother only a | 16.7 | 15.8 | 16.3 |
| Father only a | 7.3 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| Neither parent a | 26.0 | 35.7 | 30.8 |
| % Urban residence | 24.5 | 28.4 | 26.4 |
| % Ever married | 1.3 | 10.7 | 5.9 |
| Country of residence | |||
| Burkina Faso a | 28.6 | 28.9 | 28.7 |
| Ghana a | 24.2 | 25.7 | 24.9 |
| Malawi a | 23.8 | 22.7 | 23.2 |
| Uganda a | 23.4 | 22.8 | 23.1 |
| Importance of religion in life | |||
| Very important a | 81.5 | 82.3 | 81.9 |
| Somewhat important a | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.1 |
| Not important/no religion a | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
| Exposure to adverse childhood experiences | |||
| Frequency with which family did not have enough food before respondent was 10 years | |||
| Very often a | 11.1 | 10.3 | 10.7 |
| Somewhat often a | 25.5 | 25.7 | 25.6 |
| Not often at all/Never a | 63.4 | 64.0 | 63.7 |
| % of respondents who lived in a household with a problem drinker before age 10 years | 18.5 | 20.7 | 19.6 |
| % of respondents who were physically abused before age 10 | 20.3 | 15.8 | 18.0 |
| % of respondents whose first sex was coerced | 1.8 | 5.6 | 3.7 |
Sample sizes are weighted
a % of total sample