Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample – adolescent and caregiver report
| Adolescents (n=2477) | Caregivers (n=2477) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Percentage (n) | Median/Mean (Standard Deviation) Standard Error | Percentage (n) | Median/Mean (Standard Deviation) Standard Error | |
| Gender (female) | 53.9% (1334) | -- | 88.9% (2199) | -- |
| Age (mean) | -- | 14.00/13.57 SD 2.23 SE .05 | -- | 44.22/42.00 SD 13.88 SE .28 |
| Caregiver biological parent | 66.1% (1637) | -- | -- | -- |
| Caregiver biological grandparent | 18.5% (458) | -- | -- | -- |
| Lives with mother and father | 23.1% | |||
| Harsh parenting | ||||
| Physical and Emotional Abuse 1+/ Scale | 42.8% (1060) | 1.17 SD 1.95 SE .04 | -- | -- |
| Hypothesized family disadvantage factors | ||||
| Number of adults | -- | 2.00/2.08 SD 1.17 SE .02 | -- | -- |
| Overcrowding | 5.1% (126) | -- | -- | -- |
| Number of household members | -- | 6.00/6.00 SD 2.68 SE .05 | ||
| Poverty missing 2 or more necessities/ Scale | 32.1% (796) | 0.00/1.48 SD 2.12 SE .05 | -- | -- |
| Disability | -- | -- | 11.1% (275) | -- |
| AIDS-illness | -- | 27.4% (679) | -- | |
| Orphanhood | -- | -- | 33.6% (832) | -- |
| Hypothesized caregiver mental health factors | ||||
| Caregiver Anxiety | -- | 7.00/12.07 SD 12.83 SE .26 | ||
| Caregiver Depression | -- | -- | -- | 10.00/13.54 SD 12.31 SE .25 |
| Caregiver PTSD | -- | -- | -- | 20.00/21.16 SD 13.47 SE .27 |
| Hypothesized adolescent health risks | ||||
| Adolescent Mental Health | -- | 8.00/13.18 SD 14.28 SE .29 | -- | -- |
| Adolescent Illnesses | -- | 1.00/2.03 SD .95 SE .02 | -- | -- |
| Adolescent Behavior | -- | 0.00/0.49 SD 1.31 SE .03 | -- | -- |