Table 2.
Baseline balance and summary statistics for key demographic and outcome variables
| Treatment N = 1261 | Control N = 1272 | Difference | p value (T-C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD)/Median (IQR), or % | ||||
| Demographics | ||||
| Age | 15.5 (1.7) | 15.5 (1.6) | 0.0 | 0.89 |
| Household size | 6.2 (2.7) | 6.1 (2.6) | 0.1 | 0.42 |
| Ever had sex | 27.1 | 27.7 | − 0.6 | 0.72 |
| Any sexual partner past 12 months | 26.2 | 27.7 | − 1.5 | 0.42 |
| Transactional sexa | 15.5 | 17.1 | − 1.6 | 0.60 |
| Older sexual partner (5 + years)a | 19.9 | 20.6 | − 0.7 | 0.82 |
| Household SES | ||||
| Household monthly per capita consumption (mean Rand) | 455.0 (SD 675.3) | 472.7 (SD 672.2) | − 17.7 | 0.51 |
| Household monthly per capita food consumption (mean Rand) | 233.6 (SD 467.8) | 239.8 (SD 413.5) | − 6.1 | 0.73 |
| Asset Index (mean, range 0–61) | 14.3 | 14.2 | 0.1 | 0.61 |
| Number of grants to the household | 2.7 (SD 2.0) | 2.7 (SD 1.9) | 0.0 | 0.27 |
| Poorest (bottom half of total per capita consumption) | 50.7 | 49.2 | 1.5 | 0.45 |
| Psychosocial wellbeing | ||||
| Sexual relationship power scale (0–24)a | 15.5 (6.1) | 15.6 (5.8) | − 0.1 | 0.79 |
| Hope score (range 0–39) | 31.2 (7.2) | 31.2 (7.2) | 0.0 | 0.93 |
| Child’s Depression Index 10 item (0–18) | 4.5 (3.1) | 4.4 (3.0) | 0.1 | 0.46 |
| Young women’s economic resources | ||||
| Always had spending money | 9.7 | 11.0 | − 1.3 | 0.28 |
| Engaged in paid work | 15.0 | 17.1 | − 2.1 | 0.15 |
| Savings | 24.8 | 25.2 | − 0.4 | 0.80 |
| Bank or post office account | 15.8 | 16.5 | − 0.7 | 0.63 |
| Ever borrowed money ‘to get by’ | 23.4 | 21.5 | 1.9 | 0.25 |
| Food worry (young woman, past 12 months) | 32.9 | 35.7 | − 2.8 | 0.14 |
p values based on equality of means tests with robust standard errors
aOnly for young women who had ever had sex (N = 693)