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Table 1 Traumatic experiences (Total = 822)

From: Exposure to and experiences of violence among adolescents in lower socio-economic groups in Johannesburg, South Africa

 

Ever seen an act of violence in the community (n = 552, 67%)

Ever experienced an act of violence in the community (n = 228, 28%)

Ever seen violence in the family (n = 265, 32%)

Ever experienced violence in the family (n = 194, 24%)

Ever been touched in an uncomfortable sexual way (n = 83, 10%)

Gender

     

Male (n = 353, 43%)

244 (69)

126 (36)

100 (28)

84 (24)

25 (7)

Female (n = 469, 57%)

308 (66)

102 (22)

165 (35)

110 (23)

58 (12)

Ethnic group

     

Black (n = 506, 62%)

365 (72)

133 (26)

175 (35)

136 (27)

49 (10)

Coloured (n = 107, 13%)

71 (66)

27 (25)

35 (33)

20 (19)

5 (5)

Indian (n = 106, 13%)

36 (34)

23 (22)

17 (16)

13 (12)

11 (10)

White (n = 103, 13%)

80 (78)

45 (44)

38 (37)

25 (24)

18 (17)

Repeated Grade

     

Never repeated (n = 551, 67%)

353 (64)

121 (22)

161 (29)

117 (21)

50 (9)

Repeated (n = 271, 33%)

199 (73)

107 (39)

104 (38)

77 (28)

33 (12)

Parents Alive

     

Both parents alive (n = 548, 67%)

352 (64)

144 (26)

169 (31)

113 (21)

55 (10)

Single parent alive (n = 230, 28%)

169 (73)

67 (29)

79 (34)

66 (29)

22 (10)

None alive (n = 44, 5%)

31 (70)

17 (39)

17 (39)

15 (34)

6 (14)

Parents Marital Status

     

Married (n = 348, 42%)

212 (61)

92 (26)

98 (28)

73 (21)

36 (10)

Single (n = 213, 26%)

161 (76)

57 (27)

71 (33)

56 (26)

21 (10)

Other (n = 164, 20%)

114 (70)

48 (29)

66 (40)

35 (21)

14 (9)

Household Head

     

Female (n = 447, 54%)

317 (71)

134 (30)

155 (35)

121 (27)

49 (11)

Male (n = 373, 45%)

233 (62)

93 (25)

109 (29)

71 (19)

34 (9)

Parent’s Education Level

     

Primary (n = 29, 4%)

12 (41)

7 (24)

11 (38)

7 (24)

2 (7)

Secondary (n = 149, 18%)

104 (70)

38 (26)

50 (34)

37 (25)

15 (10)

Matric (n = 287, 35%)

194 (68)

82 (29)

88 (31)

71 (25)

33 (11)

Post-School Training (n = 102, 12%)

62 (61)

25 (25)

25 (25)

18 (18)

6 (6)

Don’t know (n = 255, 31%)

180 (71)

76 (30)

91 (36)

61 (24)

27 (11)

Source of water

     

Tap water in home (n = 805, 98%)

543 (67)

223 (28)

259 (32)

190 (24)

82 (10)

Community tap/Other (n = 11, 1%)

6 (55)

5 (45)

4 (36)

3 (27)

1 (9)

Sexually active

     

Yes (n = 369, 45%)

273 (74)

127 (34)

137 (37)

95 (26)

46 (12)

No (n = 453, 55%)

279 (62)

101 (22)

128 (28)

99 (22)

37 (8)

Number of sexual partners

     

None or one (n = 564, 69%)

356 (63)

136 (24)

171 (30)

122 (22)

52 (9)

More than one (n = 258, 31%)

196 (76)

92 (36)

94 (36)

72 (28)

31 (12)

Ever had alcohol

     

Yes (n = 539, 66%)

404 (75)

186 (35)

213 (40)

148 (27)

57 (11)

No (n = 280, 34%)

148 (53)

42 (15)

52 (19)

46 (16)

25 (9)

Had alcohol in the past 6 months

     

Yes (n = 430, 53%)

339 (79)

156 (36)

171 (40)

128 (30)

43 (10)

No (n = 388, 47%)

212 (55)

72 (19)

94 (25)

65 (17)

39 (10)

Ever had drugs

     

Yes (n = 166, 20%)

127 (77)

73 (44)

69 (42)

47 (28)

22 (13)

No (n = 651, 80%)

423 (65)

153 (24)

196 (30)

146 (22)

59 (9)

Had drugs in the past 6 months

     

Yes (n = 108, 13%)

78 (72)

45 (42)

40 (37)

30 (28)

15 (14)

No (n = 708, 87%)

472 (67)

182 (26)

224 (32)

164 (23)

66 (9)