Characteristic | ES only % (n/N) | HIV only % (n/N) | HIV+ES % (n/N) | Control % (n/N) | Total sample % (n/N) |
Mean age (SD), N | 15.4 (1.1), 437 | 15.4 (1.1), 444 | 15.3 (1.1), 442 | 15.3 (1.1), 447 | 15.4 (1.1), 1770 |
Female gender | 58.3 (254/436) | 59.4 (263/443) | 56.1 (249/444) | 55.8 (250/448) | 57.4 (1016/1771) |
Currently attending school or completed 12th grade | 96.8 (423/437) | 96.2 (427/444) | 97.3 (430/442) | 95.9 (423/448) | 96.2 (1703/1771) |
Receives a household social grant | 83.3 (363/436) | 82.4 (365/443) | 83.7 (369/441) | 81.6 (364/446) | 82.7 (1461/1766) |
Single orphan | 28.5 (124/435) | 27.3 (121/443) | 29.2 (129/442) | 27.5 (123/447) | 28.1 (497/1767) |
Dual orphan | 4.4 (19/436) | 8.6 (38/443) | 4.1 (18/440) | 7.1 (32/448) | 6.1 (107/1767) |
Parent/caregiver sick with or died from HIV/AIDS | 30.0 (131/436) | 31.9 (141/442) | 34.2 (151/442) | 30.1 (134/445) | 31.6 (557/1765) |
Ever had sex | 37.4 (163/436) | 34.3 (152/443) | 32.9 (145/441) | 34.3 (153/446) | 34.7 (613/1766) |
Had sex in past 6 months | 27.1 (118/436) | 27.7 (123/444) | 23.6 (104/441) | 27.1 (121/447) | 26.4 (466/1768) |
Mean age at first sex (SD), N | 13.9 (2.5), 162 | 14.0 (2.3), 152 | 13.6 (3.0), 145 | 13.7 (2.8), 151 | 13.8 (2.6), 610 |
ES, economic strengthening; SD, standard deviation.