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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Oct 1;58(2):211–218. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31822b7702

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics

Variable N (%)#
Mean age (IQR) 17.1 (16–18) 506 (100)
Mean no. of people living in household (IQR) 5.7 (4–7) 506 (100)
Mean no. of rooms in household (IQR) 4.8 (4–6) 506 (100)
Source of drinking water Tap water in home 497 (99)
Community tap 7 (1)
Other 0 (0)
Gender Male 208 (41)
Female 298 (59)
Schooling history* Repeated classes 158 (31)
Not repeated 348 (69)
Parental status Both parents alive 299 (59)
Single parent 167 (33)
Orphan 40 (8)
Parental marital status Married 174 (39)
Never married 182 (40)
Other 95 (21)
Head of household (Age bracket in years) Female (18–60) 253 (50)
Male (18–60) 167 (33)
Female (>60) 62 (12)
Male (>60) 22 (5)
Age 16 154 (30)
17 167 (33)
18 185 (37)
Sexually Active* Yes 255 (50)
No 251 (50)
#

The totals may not be equal to sample size due to missing values

*

Significant by gender