Table 1

Characteristics of the sample at baseline

TotalA+PA onlyP onlyControl
Age of participants, M (SD)
 Adult*43.12 (12.71)41.65 (10.47)44.93 (13.25)40.64 (12.76)44.61 (13.75)
 Teen†13.41 (2.01)13.76 (1.87)13.04 (2.18)13.29 (1.81)13.62 (2.09)
 Child‡11.18 (3.91)12.05 (3.82)10.60 (4.00)11.23 (3.59)10.95 (4.11)
 Infant (months)§17.94 (9.84)19.11 (8.08)18.44 (9.62)18.46 (10.34)15.28 (11.40)
Sex of participants, male, n (%)
 Adult***157 (63.3)33 (55.0)63 (87.5)27 (48.2)34 (56.7)
 Teen104 (60.5)31 (68.9)32 (64.0)18 (47.4)23 (59.0)
 Child145 (58.5)37 (61.7)40 (55.6)32 (57.1)36 (60.0)
 Infant**71 (51.4)23 (60.3)13 (40.6)14 (35.9)21 (72.4)
Parent–child relationships: biological child, n (%)
 Teen125 (72.7)37 (82.2)36 (72.0)27 (71.1)25 (64.1)
 Child180 (72.6)49 (81.7)50 (69.4)40 (71.4)41 (68.3)
 Infant98 (71.0)30 (78.9)22 (68.8)28 (71.8)18 (62.1)
Number of people per household, M (SD)7.30 (3.42)7.88 (3.16)7.49 (4.61)6.96 (2.86)7.30 (3.43)
Adult marital status: married, n (%)212 (85.5)48 (80.0)66 (91.7)50 (89.3)48 (80.0)
Adult not completed primary school, n (%)65 (26.2)24 (40.0)14 (19.4)13 (23.2)14 (23.3)
Adult cannot read, or reads with difficulty, n (%)61 (24.6)23 (38.4)10 (13.9)11 (25.0)14 (23.3)
Teen enrolled in school, n (%)105 (61.0)22 (48.9)29 (58.0)27 (71.1)27 (69.2)
Child enrolled in school, n (%)146 (58.9)31 (51.7)39 (54.2)37 (66.1)39 (65.0)
Parent experienced physical abuse as a child, n (%)176 (71.3)44 (73.3)61 (84.7)46 (82.1)49 (83.1)
  • *Based on number of adult participants (n=248).

  • †Based on number of child respondents between ages 10 and 18 (n=176).

  • ‡Based on total number of children reported by adults (n=248).

  • §Based on number of children aged 0–36 months (n=134); **p<.01, ***p<.001 indicating significant differences between arms based on χ2 tests.