Table 1.

Baseline characteristics among male and female participants of AYAZAZI in South Africa

Variables	Overall (n = 425)	Young women (n = 253)	Young men (n = 172)	P-value
Site
Durban (%)	220 (51.8)	132 (52.2)	88 (51.2)	0.84
Soweto (%)	205 (48.2)	121 (47.8)	84 (48.8)
Age group (in years)
16–20 (%)	315 (74.1)	189 (74.7)	126 (73.3)	0.74
21–24 (%)	110 (25.9)	64 (25.3)	46 (26.7)
Median age [IQR]	19.0 [18.0–21]	19.0 [17.0–21]	19.0 [18.0–21]	0.77
Sexual orientation a
Heterosexual (%)	395 (93.2)	235 (92.9)	160 (93.6)	0.79
LGBTQl (%)	29 (6.8)	18 (7.1)	11 (6.4)
Main home language
IsiZulu (%)	310 (72.9)	181 (71.5)	129 (75.0)	0.43
Other (%)	115 (27.1)	72 (28.5)	43 (25.0)
Type of housing
Formal housing (%)	301 (70.8)	165 (65.2)	136 (79.1)	0.002
Other (%)	124 (29.2)	88 (34.8)	36 (20.9)
Head of household b
Female (%)	259 (60.9)	164 (64.8)	95 (55.2)	0.047
Other (%)	166 (39.1)	89 (35.2)	77 (44.8)
Monthly personal income (ZAR)
None–1600 (%)	328 (77.2)	204 (80.6)	124 (72.1)	0.04
1601–More (%)	97 (22.8)	49 (19.4)	48 (27.9)
Median number of adults in the household (IQR)	3.0 (2.0–4.0)	3.0 (2.0–4.0)	3.0 (2.0–4.0)	0.49
Median number of children in the household (IQR)	2.0 (0–3.0)	2.0 (1.0–3.0)	1.0 (0.0–2.0)	0.003
Currently a student?
No (%)	121 (28.5)	71 (28.2)	50 (29.1)	0.84
Yes (%)	303 (71.5)	181 (71.8)	122 (70.9)
Number of persons financially depending on participant
0 (%)	303 (71.3)	174 (68.8)	129 (75.0)	0.16
≥1 (%)	122 (28.7)	79 (31.2)	43 (25.0)
Ever had consensual sex
No (%)	63 (14.9)	46 (18.2)	17 (9.9)	0.02
Yes (%)	361 (85.1)	207 (81.8)	154 (90.1)

P-values that are italicized are statistically significant at the 0.05 level.

^aLGBTQ: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning

^bOther is defined as Male adult, Male child, Male child <18 years, more than 1 person, Me (participant), and don’t know