Table 3

Descriptive statistics for outcomes by time period and treatment arm

BaselineFollow-up
ControlTreatmentMissingControlTreatmentMissing
Girls’ outcomes ( n = 423 ) ( n = 426 ) ( n = 423 ) ( n = 426 )
Primary outcome
Any form of sexual violence, last 12 months (%)98(27)102(26)11469(20)74(20)155
Secondary outcomes
Unwanted sexual touching, last 12 months (%)55(15)63(16)10047(14)48(14)144
Coerced sex, last 12 months (%)58(15)53(13)8037(11)43(11)133
Forced sex, last 12 months (13–14 year-olds) (%)28(16)30(20)4812(7)11(7)66
Physical violence, last 12 months (%)162(42)178(43)65125(35)146(38)134
Emotional violence, last 12 months (%)171(45)175(43)79130(38)146(38)147
Neglect, last 12 months (%)179(49)200(50)98153(44)172(45)135
Child marriage, last 12 months (13–14 year-olds) (%)38(21)33(20)2728(18)29(19)68
Transactional sexual exploitation, last 12 months (%)53(14)59(15)10328(8)36(10)150
Caregivers’ outcomes ( n = 375 ) ( n = 389 ) ( n = 375 ) ( n = 389 )
Secondary outcomes
Attitudes toward gender inequitable norms6.70(2.61)6.66(2.60)215.97(2.61)5.91(2.71)62
PARQ warmth/affection subscale13.47(4.09)13.56(4.33)1013.51(4.08)12.45(3.76)60
PARQ total scale44.87(7.85)45.67(8.16)7443.28(7.65)41.28(7.44)77
Attitudes toward physical discipline7.93(2.88)8.00(2.89)167.62(2.83)7.55(2.96)59
  • Data are mean (SD) or number (%). Denominator for percentages is number of respondents with a non-missing value. Some percentages do not add up to 100 because of rounding.

  • PARQ, Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire.