|
Socio-demographic characteristics
|
|
Age at interview (years, median, Q1,Q3)
|
17
|
16,18
|
17
|
16,18
|
18
|
16,18
|
0.197
|
|
Years lived in Soweto
|
|
< 5 years
|
71
|
9.4
|
27
|
8.4
|
44
|
10.0
|
0.347
|
|
≥ 5 years
|
106
|
14.0
|
51
|
15.9
|
55
|
12.5
| |
|
Since birth
|
582
|
76.7
|
242
|
75.6
|
340
|
77.5
| |
|
missing
|
8
| |
5
| |
3
| | |
|
Ethnicity
|
|
Zulu
|
345
|
45.0
|
166
|
51.1
|
179
|
40.5
|
0.005
|
|
Xhosa
|
92
|
12.0
|
39
|
12.0
|
53
|
12.0
| |
|
Sotho
|
124
|
16.2
|
40
|
12.3
|
84
|
19.0
| |
|
Tswana
|
85
|
11.1
|
26
|
8.0
|
59
|
13.4
| |
|
Other ethnicities
|
121
|
15.8
|
54
|
16.6
|
67
|
15.2
| |
|
Education
|
|
≥ High school
|
9
|
1.2
|
7
|
2.2
|
2
|
0.5
|
0.041
|
|
< High school
|
758
|
98.8
|
318
|
97.9
|
440
|
99.6
| |
|
Employment
|
|
Student
|
649
|
85.1
|
264
|
81.5
|
385
|
87.7
|
0.056
|
|
Unemployed
|
85
|
11.1
|
44
|
13.6
|
41
|
9.3
| |
|
Employed
|
29
|
3.8
|
16
|
4.9
|
13
|
3.0
| |
|
Missing
|
<5
| |
<5
| |
<5
| | |
|
Housing
|
|
Brick house/Flat owned by family
|
547
|
71.3
|
220
|
67.7
|
327
|
74.0
|
0.160
|
|
Brick house/Flat rented by family/other
|
18
|
2.3
|
9
|
2.8
|
9
|
2.0
| |
|
RDP house/Shack
|
202
|
26.3
|
96
|
29.5
|
106
|
24.0
| |
|
Food Insecurity
|
|
Low
|
169
|
22.0
|
59
|
18.2
|
110
|
24.9
|
0.078
|
|
Medium
|
203
|
26.5
|
88
|
27.1
|
115
|
26.0
| |
|
High
|
395
|
51.5
|
178
|
54.8
|
217
|
49.1
| |
|
Household Social Grant in the last 12 months
|
|
No
|
325
|
42.9
|
141
|
44.3
|
184
|
41.9
|
0.506
|
|
Yes
|
432
|
57.1
|
177
|
55.7
|
255
|
58.1
| |
|
missing
|
10
| |
7
| |
3
| | |
|
Incarceration history
|
|
No
|
646
|
93.8
|
258
|
91.2
|
388
|
95.6
|
0.019
|
|
Yes
|
43
|
6.2
|
25
|
8.8
|
18
|
4.4
| |
|
Missing
|
78
| |
42
| |
36
| | |
|
Sexual behaviour and HIV variables
|
|
Ever had sex
|
|
No
|
338
|
44.1
|
116
|
35.7
|
222
|
50.2
|
<.001
|
|
Yes
|
429
|
55.9
|
209
|
64.3
|
220
|
49.8
| |
|
Sexually Active in the past 6 months (L6M)a
|
|
No
|
153
|
36.5
|
80
|
39.6
|
73
|
33.6
|
0.205
|
|
Yes
|
266
|
63.1
|
122
|
60.4
|
144
|
66.4
| |
|
missing
|
10
| |
7
| |
3
| | |
|
Number of partners (among those reporting sexual activity in L6M)b
|
|
1 partner
|
168
|
64.6
|
51
|
43.6
|
117
|
81.8
|
<.001
|
|
≥ 2 partner
|
92
|
35.4
|
66
|
56.4
|
26
|
18.2
| |
|
Missing
|
6
| | | | | | |
|
Condom usea
|
|
Consistent condom use
|
189
|
46.3
|
93
|
47.2
|
96
|
45.5
|
0.729
|
|
Inconsistent condom use
|
219
|
53.7
|
104
|
52.8
|
115
|
54.5
| |
|
missing
|
21
| |
12
| |
9
| | |
|
HIV testing history
|
|
No
|
414
|
54.1
|
187
|
57.7
|
227
|
51.5
|
0.087
|
|
Yes
|
351
|
45.9
|
137
|
42.3
|
214
|
48.5
| |
|
HIV status (self-report)
|
|
HIV-positive
|
11
|
1.4
|
5
|
1.5
|
6
|
1.4
|
0.187
|
|
HIV-negative
|
329
|
42.9
|
127
|
39.1
|
202
|
45.7
| |
|
Unknown/never tested
|
427
|
55.7
|
193
|
59.4
|
234
|
52.9
| |
|
STI or STI symptomologya
|
|
No
|
332
|
77.4
|
173
|
82.8
|
159
|
72.3
|
<.001
|
|
Yes
|
97
|
22.6
|
36
|
17.2
|
61
|
27.7
| |
|
Substance use and mental health variables
|
|
Alcohol use in the last 6 months (L6M)
|
|
No
|
267
|
34.99
|
104
|
32.1
|
163
|
37.1
|
0.150
|
|
Yes
|
496
|
65.01
|
220
|
67.9
|
276
|
62.9
| |
|
Drug use in L6M (excluding marijuana use)
|
|
No
|
728
|
94.9
|
297
|
91.4
|
431
|
97.5
|
<.001
|
|
Yes
|
39
|
5.1
|
28
|
8.6
|
11
|
2.5
| |
|
Probable Depression
|
|
No
|
510
|
66.5
|
229
|
70.5
|
281
|
63.6
|
0.046
|
|
Yes (CES-D score ≥ 24)
|
257
|
33.5
|
96
|
29.5
|
161
|
36.4
| |
