Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study sample
| Characteristic | Adolescents (n = 15) | Adults (n = 25) | |
| Gender - n (%) | |||
| Male | 11 (73.3) | 8 (32) | |
| Skin color - n (%) | |||
| White | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | |
| Brown | 11 (73.3) | 11 (44) | |
| Black | 4 (26.7) | 13 (52) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 14.4 (2.89) | 35.0 (8.2) | |
| Median | 14.0 | 35.0 | |
| Educational level - n (%) | |||
| Illiterate | 0 (0) | 3 (12) | |
| Incomplete elementary education | 14 (93.3) | 10 (40) | |
| Complete elementary education | 0 (0) | 3 (12) | |
| Incomplete secondary education | 1 (6.7) | 2 (8) | |
| Complete secondary education | 0 (0) | 7 (28) | |
| Existence of employment contract - n (%) | - | 22 (88) | |
| Family income in minimum wages - n (%) | |||
| Less than 1 | 0 (0) | 7 (28) | |
| 1 to 2 | 11 (73.3) | 4 (16) | |
| 2 to 3 | 3 (20) | 9 (36) | |
| More than 3 | 1 (6.7) | 5 (20) | |