Table 1.
Description of Sample (%)a
| Girls (697) | Boys (578) | Total (1275) | p-value | |
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| Community | ||||
| Low HIV prevalence | 49.4 | 47.6 | 51.5 | .527 |
| High HIV prevalence | 50.6 | 52.4 | 48.6 | |
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| Cohort | ||||
| Younger (13–14) | 60.0 | 51.7 | 56.2 | .003 |
| Older (18–19) | 40.0 | 48.3 | 43.8 | |
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| School Status | ||||
| Not in school | 21.4 | 17.1 | 19.5 | .056 |
| In school | 78.6 | 82.9 | 80.6 | |
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| Highest Schooling | ||||
| None or Primary | 54.2 | 54.0 | 54.1 | .647 |
| JSS | 34.2 | 32.9 | 33.6 | |
| SSS | 11.5 | 13.1 | 12.3 | |
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| Living Situation | ||||
| Neither biological parent | 44.9 | 34.6 | 40.2 | .000 |
| Mother only | 26.1 | 24.6 | 25.4 | |
| Father only | 4.0 | 9.9 | 6.7 | |
| Mother and Father | 25.0 | 31.0 | 27.7 | |
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| Household Wealth (mean, SD) | 0.02 (0.97) | −0.03 (1.03) | 0.00 (1.00) | .401 |
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| Initiation of Sex | ||||
| Never had sex | 77.1 | 80.2 | 78.5 | .189 |
| Ever had sex | 22.9 | 19.8 | 21.5 | |
a
Figures are percentages unless otherwise noted.