Table 2 Socio-demographic and child abuse risk factors among sample at pre-test

Female

58 (49.6 %)

112 (94.1 %)

Age

13.9 (2.3)

47.8 (13.6)

   Single

-

53 (44.5 %)

   Married

-

36 (30.3 %)

   Widowed

-

20 (16.8 %)

Xhosa spoken at home

115 (99.1 %)

118 (99.2 %)

   Brick or concrete

78 (66.7 %)

71 (59.7 %)

   Traditional materials

23 (19.7 %)

31 (26.1 %)

   Shack

13 (11.1 %)

17 (14.3 %)

Orphanhood

35 (29.4 %)

   Biological parents

-

62 (52.1 %)

   Grandparents

-

30 (25.2 %)

   Aunts or uncles

-

22 (18.5 %)

   Siblings

-

2 (1.7 %)

   Foster parents

-

2 (1.7 %)

Caregiver employed

-

13 (10.9 %)

Someone else in household is employed

-

23 (19.8 %)

4 or more necessities missing

24 (20.2 %)

35 (29.4 %)

Days per week without food

1.0 (2.6)

1.8 (2.6)

Childhood experience of maltreatment

-

58 (48.7 %)

Experiencing intimate partner violence

-

59 (49.6 %)

Poor health in past month

48 (40.3 %)

71 (59.7 %)

Difficulty doing household tasks

-

57 (47.9 %)

HIV-test positive or AIDS-unwell

33 (31.4 %)

50 (41.3 %)