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Table 1 Comparison of the sample followed up and lost to follow up

From: Perpetration of physical and sexual abuse and subsequent fathering of pregnancies among a cohort of young South African men: a longitudinal study

 

Followed up n = 1187 (%)

Lost to follow up n = 205 (%)

p value

Age (Mean years)

19.12

19.31

0.17

Education: to grade 10

85.6

88.5

0.16

Socio-economic status (score)

0.009

-0.07

0.51

Ever had a girlfriend

98.1

95.0

0.01

Ever had sex

94.4

92.8

0.32

Fathered a pregnancy

12.8

14.6

0.48

Duration of sexual activity (yrs)

4.76

5.04

0.21

Alcohol problem

25.4

24.3

0.78

Drug use

38.1

40.3

0.59

Lifetime Number of sexual partners

  

0.73

 <=1

10.2

8.3

 

 2—5

48.6

48.2

 

 >5

41.2

43.5

 

Relationship power scale:

  

0.008

low equity

10.6

19.3

 

mid equity

65.8

59.7

 

high equity

23.6

21.0

 

Perpetration of IPV against a girlfriend ever by type

  

0.29

None

68.6

68.6

 

Physical abuse only

22.8

22.1

 

Sexual abuse only

3.2

5.1

 

Physical & sexual abuse

5.4

3.5

 

Intervention: Stepping Stones

51.1

48.1

0.45