Table 1.
Community formative phase characteristics by risk group and age
| Sex workers (N=5) |
Married participants (N=8) |
Single, out-of-school (N=5) |
Single, in school (N=5) |
Adolescents (15–17) (N=11) |
Young women (18–21) (N=12) |
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| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Mean age | 17.2 | 18.4 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 16.4 | 19.6 |
| Mean years of education | 8.4 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 7.2 | 9.3 |
| Living with one or both parents | 1 (20) | 1 (13) | 1 (20) | 5 (100) | 4 (36) | 4 (33) |
| Living with husband or partner | 0 (0) | 7 (87) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (27) | 4 (33) |
| Living with relative | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (60) | 0 (0) | 3 (27) | 0 (0) |
| Living on own (brothel/with friend) | 4 (80) | 0 (0) | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | 1 (9) | 4 (33) |
| Parents separated/divorced | 2 (40) | 1 (13) | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | 4 (36) | 4 (33) |
| One or both parents deceased | 3 (60) | 6 (75) | 2 (40) | 0 (0) | 5 (45) | 6 (50) |
| Currently employed | 5 (100) | 4 (50) | 3 (60) | 1 (20) | 5 (45) | 8 (67) |
| Two or more lifetime sex partners | 3 (100)a | 6 (75) | 5 (100) | 5 (100) | 8 (72) | 8 (67) |
| Ever described partner abuse | 0 (0) | 7 (87) | 2 (40) | 0 (0) | 4 (36) | 5 (42) |
| Ever tested for HIV | 3 (75)a | 7 (87) | 2 (40) | 3 (60) | 7 (64) | 8 (67) |
| Ever RTI symptoms | 2 (40) | 3 (37) | 2 (40) | 3 (60) | 2 (18) | 8 (67) |
| Ever pregnant | 1 (20) | 7 (87) | 2 (40) | 4 (80) | 6 (54) | 8 (67) |
| Currently using condoms | 5 (100) | 2 (25) | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | 6 (54) | 6 (50) |
| Ever used hormonal contraception | 2 (40) | 2 (25) | 2 (40) | 0 (0) | 1 (9) | 5 (42) |
a
Some missing information due to lack of second or third interviews.