Table 1.
Bivariate analysis examining between-group differences among predictors in sexually experienced young rural South Africa women (n=656)
| Age discordant N (% ) | Age concordant N (% ) | Total | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographics | ||||
| Age, in years (years) | 0.27 | |||
| Median | 16 | 17 | 17 | |
| 25th, 75th %tile | 16, 18 | 16, 18 | 16, 18 | |
| Primary care | 0.78 | |||
| Parent (father/mother) | 106/138 (76.8%) | 383/518 (73.9%) | 489/656 (74.5%) | |
| Other relative | 31/138 (22.5%) | 130/518 (25.1%) | 161/656 (24.5%) | |
| Non-relative | 1/138 (0.7%) | 5/518 (1.0%) | 6/656 (0.9%) | |
| Primary source of money | 0.28 | |||
| Job | 40/138 (29.0%) | 125/518 (24.1%) | 165/656 (25.2%) | |
| Family/friends | 45/138 (32.6%) | 179/518 (34.6%) | 224/656 (34.1%) | |
| Boyfriend or partner | 14/138 (10.1%) | 37/518 (7.1%) | 51/656 (7.8%) | |
| Sex work, selling drugs, begging, shoplifting | 21/138 (15.2%) | 72/518 (13.9%) | 93/656 (14.2%) | |
| Other | 13/138 (9.4%) | 128/542 (15.3%) | 92/656 (14.0%) | |
| Food insecurity | 0.62 | |||
| Yes | 51/138 (37.0%) | 204/518 (39.4%) | 255/656 (38.9%) | |
| Partner-specific variables | ||||
| Partnership status | 0.02 | |||
| Main | 117/205 (57.1%) | 605/916 (66.0%) | 722/1121 (64.4%) | |
| Other | 85/205 (41.5%) | 303/916 (33.1%) | 388/1121 (34.6%) | |
| Enrolled in school | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 52/205 (25.4%) | 528/916 (57.6%) | 580/1121 (51.7%) | |
| Cohabiting | 0.36 | |||
| Yes | 19/205 (9.3%) | 67/916 (7.3%) | 86/1121 (7.7%) | |
| Sex frequency | <0.001 | |||
| Frequent | 152/205 (74.1%) | 558/916 (60.9%) | 710/1121 (63.3%) | |
| Infrequent | 51/205 (24.9%) | 346/916 (37.8%) | 397/1121 (35.4%) | |
| Condom use frequency | 0.02 | |||
| Not always | 176/205 (85.9%) | 721/916 (78.7%) | 897/1121 (80.0%) | |
| Always, every time | 28/205 (13.7%) | 188/916 (20.5%) | 218/1121 (19.3%) | |
| Condom at last sex | 0.04 | |||
| Yes | 104/205 (50.7%) | 532/916 (58.1%) | 636/1121 (56.7%) | |
| Partner concurrent partnerships | 0.003 | |||
| Yes | 84/205 (41.0%) | 276/916 (30.1%) | 360/1121 (32.1%) | |
| Transactional sex | 0.49 | |||
| Yes | 23/205 (11.2%) | 88/916 (9.6%) | 111/1121 (9.9%) | |
| Talked about HIV prevention | 0.08 | |||
| Yes | 147/205 (71.7%) | 698/916 (76.5%) | 848/1121 (74.1%) | |
| Talked about HIV testing | 0.75 | |||
| Yes | 145/205 (70.7%) | 701/916 (76.5%) | 846/1121 (75.4%) | |
| General risk and relationship behaviors | ||||
| Alcohol frequency | 0.80 | |||
| Infrequent | 131/138 (94.9%) | 494/518 (95.4%) | 625/656 (95.3%) | |
| Frequent | 6/138 (4.3%) | 20/518 (3.9%) | 26/656 (4.0%) | |
| Age of Sexual Debut | 0.07 | |||
| ≤ 14 | 42/138 (30.4%) | 117/518 (22.6%) | 159/656 (29.0%) | |
| > 14 | 94/138 (68.1%) | 385/518 (74.3%) | 479/656 (70.0%) | |
| Sex for money | 0.52 | |||
| Yes | 13/138 (9.4%) | 39/518 (7.5%) | 52/656 (7.9%) | |
| IPV | 0.50 | |||
| Yes | 50/138 (36.2%) | 173/518 (33.4%) | 223/656 (34.0%) | |
| Lifetime partners | <0.001 | |||
| 2 or fewer | 77/138 (55.8%) | 422/518 (81.5%) | 499/656 (76.1%) | |
| 3 or more | 61/138 (44.2%) | 96/518 (18.5%) | 159/656 (23.9%) | |
| Condom use self-efficacy | 0.72 | |||
| High | 81/138 (58.7%) | 315/518 (60.8%) | 396/656 (60.4%) | |
| Low | 53/138 (38.4%) | 192/518 (37.1%) | 245/656 (37.3%) | |
| SRPS | 0.05 | |||
| Low | 55/138 (39.9%) | 171/518 (33.0%) | 226/656 (34.5%) | |
| Medium | 49/138 (35.5%) | 167/518 (32.2%) | 216/656 (32.9%) | |
| High | 29/138 (21.0%) | 163/518 (31.5%) | 192/656 (29.3%) |
Note: Values do not equal 100% due to missing data