Table 1.
Distribution of overall and site characteristics of AYP participating in the CHAPS survey
| Characteristic | Category | Cape Town (n = 239) | Johannesburg (n = 200) | Entebbe (n = 491) | Chitungwiza (n = 400) | Total (n = 1330) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 124 (52%) | 99 (50%) | 250 (51%) | 200 (50%) | 673 (51%) |
| Female | 115 (48%) | 101 (51%) | 241 (49%) | 200 (50%) | 657 (49%) | |
| Age group, years | 13–15 | 37 (15%) | 21 (11%) | 52 (11%) | 40 (10%) | 150 (11%) |
| 16–17 | 44 (18%) | 33 (17%) | 83 (17%) | 80 (20%) | 240 (18%) | |
| 18–24 | 158 (66%) | 146 (73%) | 356 (73%) | 280 (70%) | 940 (71%) | |
| Highest education | Still studying | 141 (59%) | 126 (63%) | 226 (46%) | 203 (51%) | 696 (52%) |
| <Grade 7 | 1 (0.4%) | 0 (0%) | 118 (24%) | 9 (2.4%) | 128 (9.6%) | |
| Grade 7–12 | 87 (36%) | 67 (34%) | 136 (28%) | 169 (42%) | 459 (35%) | |
| Post‐school | 10 (4.2%) | 7 (4%) | 11 (2.2%) | 19 (4.8%) | 47 (3.5%) | |
| Sex frequency, past month a | At least daily | 18 (8.4%) | 11 (5.9%) | 8 (1.7%) | 15 (3.8%) | 52 (4.1%) |
| 2–3 times/week | 63 (29%) | 56 (30%) | 59 (12%) | 56 (14%) | 234 (18%) | |
| Once/week | 68 (32%) | 41 (22%) | 52 (11%) | 56 (14%) | 217 (17%) | |
| Once/month | 41 (19%) | 52 (27%) | 61 (13%) | 71 (18%) | 224 (18%) | |
| Never | 24 (11%) | 27 (15%) | 294 (62%) | 202 (51%) | 547 (43%) | |
| Advanced knowledge of last sexual encounter | <2 hours | 120 (50%) | 96 (48%) | 123 (37%) | 142 (51%) | 481 (46%) |
| 2–12 hours | 58 (24%) | 51 (26%) | 54 (16%) | 45 (16%) | 208 (20%) | |
| 13–24 hours | 15 (6.3%) | 28 (14%) | 31 (9.3%) | 17 (6.2%) | 91 (8.7%) | |
| >24 hours | 45 (19%) | 23 (12%) | 127 (38%) | 72 (26%) | 267 (26%) | |
| Number of partners, last 6 months a | 0 | 5 (2.2%) | 0 (0%) | 206 (42%) | 153 (38%) | 364 (28%) |
| 1 | 115 (50%) | 79 (41%) | 192 (39%) | 130 (33%) | 516 (39%) | |
| 2 | 59 (25%) | 51 (26%) | 47 (9.6%) | 53 (13%) | 210 (16%) | |
| 3 | 32 (14%) | 34 (17%) | 18 (3.7%) | 33 (8.3%) | 117 (8.9%) | |
| 4 or more | 21 (9.1%) | 31 (16%) | 28 (5.7%) | 31 (7.8%) | 111 (8.4%) | |
| Age of most recent partner a | >5 years younger | 2 (0.9%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.3%) | 10 (3.7%) | 14 (1.4%) |
| 1–5 years younger | 65 (28%) | 52 (27%) | 124 (38%) | 70 (26%) | 311 (30%) | |
| Same age | 72 (31%) | 44 (23%) | 33 (10%) | 61 (22%) | 210 (20%) | |
| 1–5 years older | 72 (31%) | 73 (37%) | 120 (37%) | 87 (32%) | 352 (34%) | |
| >5 years older | 21 (9.1%) | 25 (13%) | 48 (15%) | 44 (16%) | 138 (13%) | |
| Relationship with most recent partner a | Regular partner | 197 (83%) | 161 (81%) | 297 (89%) | 208 (75%) | 863 (83%) |
| Casual partner | 40 (17%) | 37 (19%) | 37 (11%) | 63 (23%) | 177 (17%) | |
| Transactional sex | 1 (0.4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (1.8%) | 6 (0.6%) | |
| HIV status of most recent partner a | Positive | 3 (1.3%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.6%) | 1 (0.4%) | 6 (0.6%) |
| Negative | 134 (57%) | 101 (51%) | 192 (57%) | 176 (64%) | 603 (58%) | |
| Don't know | 98 (42%) | 97 (49%) | 141 (42%) | 99 (36%) | 435 (42%) | |
| Perceived change of acquiring HIV in next 3 months | No chance | 114 (48%) | 108 (54%) | 359 (73%) | 269 (67%) | 850 (64% |
| Some chance | 90 (38%) | 67 (34%) | 108 (22%) | 101 (25%) | 366 (28%) | |
| Moderate change | 28 (12%) | 17 (8.5%) | 20 (4.1%) | 23 (5.8%) | 88 (6.6%) | |
| High chance | 7 (2.9%) | 8 (4.0%) | 4 (0.8%) | 7 (1.8%) | 26 (2.0%) | |
| Had heard of PrEP a | No | 125 (53%) | 128 (64%) | 432 (88%) | 309 (77%) | 994 (75%) |
| Yes | 113 (47%) | 72 (36%) | 59 (12%) | 91 (23%) | 335 (25%) | |
| Would disclose PrEP use to partner | No | 63 (29%) | 58 (30%) | 144 (31%) | 165 (42%) | 430 (34%) |
| Yes | 157 (71%) | 137 (70%) | 325 (69%) | 228 (58%) | 847 (66%) |
a
Missing values for these variables.