Table A1.
Baseline comparison between young women from the poorest (bottom half) of households to the top half at baseline
| Bottom half N=1,265 |
Top half N=1,267 |
|
|---|---|---|
| % (unless otherwise stated) | ||
| Demographics | ||
| Age | 15.7 | 15.4 |
| Household size | 6.9 | 5.4 |
| Ever had sex | 28.8 | 26.0 |
| Any sexual partner past 12 months | 28.5 | 25.5 |
| Transactional sex1 | ||
| Older sexual partner (5+ years)1 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Any unprotected sex (past 3 months)1 | 33.2 | 26.6 |
| Sexual relationship power scale (0–24)1 | 15.1 (SD 6.1) | 16.1 (SD 5.8) |
| Hope score (0–39) | 30.7 (SD 7.2) | 31.7 (SD 6.9) |
| Child’s Depression Index 10 item (0–18) | 4.6 (SD 3.1) | 4.4 (SD 3.0) |
| Young women’s economic resources | ||
| Always had spending money | 8.2 | 12.5 |
| Top three sources of young woman’s funds: | ||
| Job | 25.4 | 21.7 |
| Family | 27.2 | 36.9 |
| Grants to the household | 11.7 | 9.9 |
| Engaged in paid work | 17.9 | 14.2 |
| Savings | 19.5 | 30.4 |
| Bank or post office account | 12.4 | 19.9 |
| Ever borrowed money ‘to get by’ | 23.6 | 21.2 |
| Food worry (young woman, past 12 months) | ||
| Household SES | ||
| Household monthly per capita consumption (mean Rand) | 182.5 | 740.5 |
| Household monthly per capita food consumption (mean Rand) | 120.6 | 350.4 |
| Asset Index (mean, range 0–61) | 12.6 | 15.9 |
| Number of grants to the household | 3.1 | 2.3 |
Notes: P-values based on equality of means tests with robust standard errors.
1
Only for young women who had ever had sex (N=693).