Table 1.
Descriptive statistics among adolescents and young adults aged 13–24 years
| Nigeria |
Tanzania |
Across-country p value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | p-value | Males | Females | p-value | Males | Females | |
| Age | 18.2 (3.5) | 18.4 (3.6) | .07 | 17.9 (3.3) | 18.2 (3.4) | .163 | .163 | .201 |
| Married | 10.9 | 30.2 | <.001 | 7.2 | 25.7 | <.001 | .036 | .163 |
| Ever attended school | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
| No school | 13.0 | 22.5 | 5.3 | 10.1 | ||||
| Attended primary, but did not complete (Nigeria)/attended at least primary (Tanzania) | 9.2 | 8.6 | 60.6 | 63.9 | ||||
| Completed primary (Nigeria)/attended at least secondary (Tanzania) | 46.2 | 35.0 | 33.2 | 25.3 | ||||
| Completed secondary (Nigeria)/attended more than secondary (Tanzania) | 29.1 | 31.5 | .9 | .8 | ||||
| Completed more than secondary | 2.5 | .1 | ||||||
| Experienced IPV, last12 months | 3.5 | 7.9 | <.001 | 8.6 | 8.4 | .088 | .003 | .055 |
| Agree with at least oneIPV statement | 28.2 | 37.7 | <.001 | 49.2 | 55.4 | .104 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Sample size (n) | 2,437 | 1,766 | 1,771 | 1,968 | ||||
Data are (%) or mean (SD). Marriage is defined as being in a formal marriage or living with someone as if married. All observations are weighted to be representative of the population in each country. The differences between males and females were assessed using adjusted Wald tests.
IPV = intimate partner violence.