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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2019 Apr 23;65(1):139–146. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.01.027

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of participating schools and grade 6 learners by intervention condition at baseline, Mdantsane and Berlin, South Africa 2004–2010.

Characteristics Health-promotion intervention HIV/STI-control intervention Total
Schools
Total number of schools 9 9 18
No. of rural schools 2 2 4
No. of urban schools 7 7 14
No. of classrooms, mean (SD) 8.9 (2.7) 9.7 (3.2) 9.3 (2.9)
No. of classrooms with electricity, mean (SD) 3.3 (3.8) 5.6 (5.8) 4.4 (4.9)
Grade 6 learners
Total number of learners 495 562 1057
No. (%) female 252/495 (51) 306/562 (54) 558/1057 (53)
No. (%) father present in household 194/479 (41) 203/544 (37) 397/1023 (39)
No. (%) rural resident 39/495 (8) 41/562 (7) 80/1057 (8)
Age group (years), No. (%)
 9–11 104/495 (21) 144/562 (26) 248/1057 (24)
 12–13 304/495 (61) 330/562 (59) 634/1057 (60)
 14–18 87/495 (18) 88/562 (16) 175/1057 (17)