Table 3.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants
| Stepping Stones, South Africa | RRS, Ghana | Indashyikirwa couples, Rwanda | Indashyikirwa-community, Rwanda | WFWI, Afghanistan | Sonke Change, South Africa | All studies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Women
|
(n = 677) |
(n = 1877) |
(n = 1660) |
(n = 1399) |
(n = 932) |
|
(n = 6545) |
| Age group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-25 years
|
455 (67.2) |
561 (29.9) |
265 (16.0) |
217 (15.5) |
218 (23.4) |
|
1716 (26.2) |
|
26-35 years
|
222 (32.8) |
727 (38.7) |
852 (51.3) |
697 (49.8) |
395 (42.4) |
|
2893 (44.2) |
|
36-45 years
|
0 (0.0) |
458 (24.4) |
488 (29.4) |
401 (28.7) |
318 (34.1) |
|
1665 (25.4) |
|
46-49 years
|
0 (0.0) |
131 (7.0) |
55 (3.3) |
84 (6.0) |
1 (0.1) |
|
271 (4.2) |
| Current marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Married
|
29 (4.3) |
1068 (56.9) |
1096 (66.0) |
828 (59.2) |
932 (100) |
|
3954 (60.4) |
|
In a relationship
|
524 (77.4) |
664 (35.4) |
564 (34.0)* |
570 (40.8)* |
0 (0.0) |
|
2322 (35.5) |
|
No relationship
|
124 (18.3) |
145 (7.7) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
|
269 (4.1) |
| Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
None
|
0 (0.0) |
401 (21.4) |
288 (17.4) |
240 (17.2) |
822 (88.5) |
|
1751 (26.8) |
|
Primary school
|
56 (8.3) |
426 (22.7) |
1115 (67.2) |
911 (65.2) |
75 (8.1) |
|
2583 (39.5) |
|
Secondary school or above
|
621 (91.7) |
1050 (55.9) |
257 (15.5) |
247 (17.7) |
32 (3.4) |
|
2207 (33.7) |
| Food insecurity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
None/little
|
144 (21.3) |
1536 (81.8) |
327 (19.7) |
259 (18.5) |
567 (60.8) |
|
2833 (43.3) |
|
Moderate
|
163 (24.1) |
208 (11.1) |
702 (42.3) |
621 (44.4) |
134 (14.4) |
|
1828 (27.9) |
|
Severe
|
370 (54.6) |
133 (7.1) |
631 (38) |
519 (37.1) |
231 (24.8) |
|
1884 (28.8) |
| Employed in the past three months |
173 (25.6) |
1174 (62.7) |
n/m |
n/m |
567 (60.9) |
|
1914 (55.0) |
| Employed in the past year |
97 (14.3) |
1034 (55.1) |
n/m |
n/m |
n/m |
|
1131 (44.3) |
| Experienced physical IPV in past year |
403 (59.5) |
290 (15.4) |
629 (37.4) |
633 (45.3) |
216 (23.2) |
|
2171 (33.2) |
| Experienced non-partner sexual violence |
228 (33.7) |
54 (2.9) |
n/m |
n/m |
n/m |
|
282 (11.0) |
|
Men
|
(n = 674) |
(n = 1973) |
(n = 1651) |
(n = 1400) |
|
(n = 2406) |
(n = 8104) |
| Age group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-25 years
|
473 (70.2) |
378 (19.2) |
123 (7.5) |
102 (7.3) |
|
997 (41.4) |
2073 (25.6) |
|
26-35 years
|
199 (29.5) |
560 (28.4) |
760 (46.0) |
695 (49.6) |
|
1134 (47.1) |
3348 (41.3) |
|
36-45 years
|
2 (0.3) |
456 (23.1) |
589 (35.7) |
480 (34.3) |
|
275 (11.4) |
1802 (22.2) |
|
> = 46 years
|
0 (0.0) |
579 (29.3) |
179 (10.8) |
123 (8.8) |
|
0 (0.0) |
881 (10.9) |
| Current marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Married
|
22 (3.3) |
1271 (64.4) |
1095 (66.3) |
885 (63.2) |
|
448 (18.8) |
3721 (46.1) |
|
In a relationship
|
508 (75.4) |
533 (27.0) |
556 (33.7)* |
515 (36.8)* |
|
1539 (64.7) |
3651 (45.2) |
|
No relationship
|
144 (21.4) |
169 (8.6) |
|
|
|
391 (16.4) |
704 (8.7) |
| Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
None
|
0 (0.0) |
372 (18.9) |
265 (16.1) |
241 (17.2) |
|
0 (0.0) |
878 (10.9) |
|
Primary school
|
77 (11.4) |
334 (16.9) |
1088 (65.9) |
913 (65.2) |
|
140 (5.9) |
2552 (31.6) |
|
Secondary school or above
|
597 (88.6) |
1267 (64.2) |
298 (18) |
246 (17.6) |
|
2249 (94.1) |
4657 (57.6) |
| Food insecurity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
None/little
|
138 (20.5) |
1621 (82.2) |
370 (22.4) |
223 (15.9) |
|
1213 (50.5) |
3565 (44.0) |
|
Moderate
|
179 (26.6) |
232 (11.8) |
731 (44.3) |
600 (42.9) |
|
536 (22.3) |
2278 (28.1) |
|
Severe
|
356 (52.9) |
120 (6.1) |
549 (33.3) |
577 (41.2) |
|
651 (27.1) |
2253 (27.8) |
| Employed in the past three months |
240 (35.7) |
1231 (71.6) |
n/m |
n/m |
|
1192 (50.0) |
2663 (55.7) |
| Employed in the past year |
156 (23.2) |
1251 (63.4) |
n/m |
n/m |
|
806 (33.7) |
2213 (43.9) |
| Perpetrated physical IPV in past year |
337 (50.2) |
235 (11.9) |
402 (24.4) |
366 (26.3) |
|
952 (39.7) |
2292 (28.4) |
| Perpetrated non-partner sexual violence in past year | 261 (38.8) | 196 (9.9) | n/m | n/m | 834 (34.8) | 1291 (25.6) |
RRS – Rural Response System, WFWI – Women for Women International, IPV – intimate partner violence, n/m – not measured
*Living together as married.