Table 1.
Participant Characteristics by Country
| Characteristic | Participants, No. (%)a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Countries | South Africa | Tanzania | Zimbabwe | |
| Structured quantitative survey (adolescents) | n = 1293 | n = 299 | n = 498 | n = 496 |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 13.5 (3.1) | 13.8 (3.0) | 12.0 (2.6) | 14.7 (3.0) |
| Age group, y | ||||
| 10–14 | 836 (64.7) | 187 (62.5) | 413 (82.9) | 236 (47.6) |
| 15–19 | 457 (35.3) | 112 (37.5) | 85 (17.1) | 260 (52.4) |
| Setting | ||||
| Urban | 696 (53.8) | 107 (35.8) | 233 (46.8) | 356 (71.8) |
| Periurban | 192 (14.9) | 50 (16.7) | 142 (28.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| Rural | 405 (31.3) | 142 (47.5) | 123 (24.7) | 140 (28.2) |
| Qualitative IDIs (adolescents) | n = 92 | n = 36 | n = 36 | n = 20 |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 14.5 (2.9) | 13.4 (2.3) | 15.1 (3.4) | 15.5 (2.3) |
| Age group, y | ||||
| 10–14 | 49 (53.3) | 28 (77.8) | 15 (41.7) | 6 (30.0) |
| 15–19 | 43 (46.7) | 8 (22.2) | 21 (58.3) | 14 (70.0) |
| Setting | ||||
| Urban | 55 (59.8) | 9 (25.0) | 31 (86.1) | 15 (75.0) |
| Periurban | 14 (15.2) | 9 (25.0) | 5 (13.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| Rural | 23 (25.0) | 18 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (25.0) |
| Qualitative FGDs (parents/guardians) | n = 192 | n = 59 | n = 60 | n = 73 |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 39.9 (11.5) | 40.5 (10.1) | 36.1 (10.1) | 42.5 (12.8) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 97 (50.5) | 30 (50.8) | 31 (51.7) | 36 (49.3) |
| Male | 95 (49.5) | 29 (49.2) | 29 (48.3) | 37 (50.7) |
| Setting | ||||
| Urban | 89 (46.4) | 18 (30.5) | 16 (26.7) | 55 (75.3) |
| Periurban | 43 (22.4) | 13 (22.0) | 30 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Rural | 60 (31.3) | 28 (47.5) | 14 (23.3) | 18 (24.7) |
| Completed primary education | ||||
| No | 31 (16.2) | 18 (30.5) | 5 (8.3) | 8 (11.0) |
| Yes | 161 (83.9) | 41 (69.5) | 55 (91.7) | 65 (89.0) |
Abbreviations: FGDs, focus group discussions; IDIs, in-depth interviews; SD, standard deviation.
aData represent No. (%) of participants unless otherwise specified.