Table 1. Selected characteristics of female respondents aged 13–14 or 18–19 living in two towns in southeastern Ghana, 2010.
Characteristic | % or mean (N=700) |
---|---|
Town HIV prevalence | |
Low (Juapong) | 49.1 |
High (Agormanya) | 50.9 |
Age at Wave 1 | 15.78 (2.43) |
Household composition | |
Lives with both biological parents | 25.3 |
Lives with one biological parent | 29.9 |
Lives with extended family adults only | 28.9 |
Lives with no family adult | 15.0 |
Other | 1.0 |
Household wealth (range, 0–1) | 0.46 (0.21) |
Behavioral control (range, 1–3) | 2.64 (0.44) |
Relationship quality (range, 1–3) | 2.83 (0.29) |
Financial support (range, 1–3) | 2.84 (0.40) |
Conflict (range, 1–3) | 1.41 (0.50) |
School enrollment | |
No | 23.3 |
Yes | 76.7 |
Ever had boyfriend | |
No | 72.1 |
Yes | 27.9 |
Had coerced sex before Wave 1 | |
No | 82.1 |
Yes | 17.9 |
Had coerced sex between Waves 1 and 2 | |
No | 87.4 |
Yes | 12.6 |
Notes: Percentages may not total 100.0 because of rounding. Figures in parentheses are standard deviations.