Table 1.
Descriptive statistics, Malawi schooling and adolescent survey 2007–13
| Boys | Girls | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 1,312 | 1,337 | 2,649 |
| HSV-2 status (percentage) | |||
| Infected at first testing | 9.68 | 16.98 | 13.36 |
| Seroconversion | 6.63 | 10.25 | 8.46 |
| Not infected at last testing | 72.56 | 64.47 | 68.48 |
| Never tested/indeterminate | 11.13 | 8.30 | 9.70 |
| HIV status (percentage) | |||
| Infected at first testing | 0.46 | 3.29 | 1.89 |
| Seroconversion | 0.69 | 2.39 | 1.55 |
| Not infected at last testing | 89.86 | 88.03 | 88.94 |
| Never tested/indeterminate | 8.99 | 6.28 | 7.63 |
| Independent variables1 | |||
| Enrolled in school, age 14 (percentage) | 83.62 | 84.67 | 84.16 |
| Highest grade attained, age 14 (mean, (SD)) | 5.13 (1.57) | 5.53 (1.65) | 5.33 (1.62) |
| Enrolled in school, age 16 (percentage) | 68.73 | 53.92 | 61.14 |
| Highest grade attained, age 16 (mean (SD)) | 6.17 (1.91) | 6.41 (1.96) | 6.29 (1.94) |
| Academic skills, age 14 (limited to respondents aged 14 in 2007 (N = 600)) | |||
| Numeracy (mean, (SD)), max = 12 | 7.74 (3.62) | 7.79 (3.86) | 7.76 (3.74) |
| Literate in Chichewa (percentage) | 70.89 | 81.49 | 76.33 |
| Academic skills, age 16 | |||
| Numeracy (mean (SD)), max = 12 | 8.18 (3.44) | 8.04 (3.56) | 8.11 (3.50) |
| Literate in Chichewa (percentage) | 79.39 | 82.81 | 81.11 |
| Mother’s education (percentage) | |||
| Never attended/don’t know | 49.40 | 45.84 | 47.58 |
| Less than primary | 40.14 | 41.19 | 40.68 |
| Completed primary | 10.46 | 12.97 | 11.75 |
| Father’s education (percentage) | |||
| Never attended/don’t know | 32.45 | 33.03 | 32.75 |
| Less than primary | 41.89 | 37.60 | 39.69 |
| Completed primary | 25.67 | 29.36 | 27.56 |
| Mother dead, age 14 (percentage) | 14.68 | 14.44 | 14.55 |
| Father dead, age 14 (percentage) | 25.69 | 25.27 | 25.47 |
| Mother dead, age 16 (percentage) | 15.71 | 16.56 | 16.14 |
| Father dead, age 16 (percentage) | 27.73 | 27.98 | 27.85 |
| Ethnicity (percentage) | |||
| Chewa | 20.33 | 19.98 | 20.15 |
| Lomwe | 22.56 | 23.16 | 22.87 |
| Yao | 41.68 | 41.27 | 41.47 |
| Other | 15.43 | 15.59 | 15.51 |
| HSV-2 prevalence in school catchment area, 2010 (mean, (SD)) | 13.28 (7.16) | 13.09 (7.11) | 13.18 (7.13) |
| HIV prevalence in school catchment area, 2010 (mean (SD)) | 1.71 (2.40) | 1.81 (2.44) | 1.76 (2.42) |
1
The distributions of the independent variables are calculated for respondents with at least one HSV-2 test result.
Note: SD refers to the standard deviation.
Source: MSAS.