TABLE 1. Selected baseline characteristics of adolescent and young adult female participants in a study of a clinic-based intervention addressing intimate partner violence and reproductive coercion, by age-group, western Pennsylvania, 2011–2012.
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Characteristic | All (N=2,228) |
Adolescents (N=841) |
Young adults (N=1,387) |
Race/ethnicity | |||
Black | 14.1 | 14.6 | 13.8 |
White | 79.5 | 78.8 | 80.0 |
Other | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
Relationship status** | |||
Single | 29.6 | 29.3 | 29.6 |
Dating more than one person | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
In a serious relationship | 64.1 | 67.8 | 61.9 |
Married | 4.1 | 0.8 | 6.1 |
Clinic location | |||
Rural | 71.7 | 74.7 | 69.8 |
Urban | 9.7 | 8.7 | 10.2 |
Both | 18.7 | 16.7 | 19.9 |
Recent intimate partner violence* | 12.1 | 14.6 | 10.5 |
Recent reproductive coercion | 6.2 | 6.9 | 5.7 |
Lifetime unintended pregnancy*** | 16.2 | 10.5 | 19.6 |
Lifetime STD diagnosis*** | 27.0 | 19.7 | 31.4 |
Mean condom negotiation self-
efficacy score (range, 1–5) |
4.46 (0.01) | 4.45 (0.02) | 4.46 (0.02) |
Difference between age-groups significant at p<.05.
Difference between age-groups significant at p<.01.
Difference between age-groups significant at p<.001.
Notes: Adolescents were aged 16–19; young adults, 20–24. “Recent” refers to events occurring within three months of the survey. Unless otherwise noted, data are percentages; figures in parentheses are standard errors. Percentages may not total 100.0 because of missing data and rounding.