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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of sexually active young women aged 16–24 years, National HIV Communication Survey, South Africa, 2012

From: Predictors of male condom use among sexually active heterosexual young women in South Africa, 2012

Variable

Age groups

Age

16–19 years - n (%)

20–24 years - n (%)

N (%)

247 (24.0%)

784 (76.0%)

1031 (100.0%)

Race

 Black

213 (86.2%)

692 (88.3%)

905 (87.8%)

 Coloured

33 (13.4%)

81 (10.3%)

114 (11.1%)

 White

1 (0.4%)

9 (1.2%)

10 (1.0%)

 Indian

0 (0.0%)

2 (0.3%)

2 (0.2%)

Marital status

 Single

127 (51.4%)

303 (38.7%)

430 (41.7%)

 Stable relationship

92 (37.3%)

289 (36.9%)

381 (37.0%)

 Cohabitation

20 (8.1%)

12 (15.3%)

140 (13.6%)

 Married, staying with husband

1 (0.4%)

49 (6.3%)

50 (4.9%)

 Married, not staying with husband

1 (0.4%)

10 (1.3%)

11 (1.1%)

 Divorced

0 (0.0%)

2 (0.3%)

2 (0.2%)

 Other

6 (2.4%)

11 (1.4%)

17 (1.7%)

Province

 Eastern Cape

19 (7.7%)

73 (9.3%)

92 (8.9%)

 Free State

22 (8.9%)

67 (8.6%)

89 (8.6%)

 Gauteng

49 (19.8%)

150 (19.1%)

199 (19.3%)

 KwaZulu-Natal

43 (17.4%)

161 (20.5%)

204 (19.8%)

 Limpopo

19 (7.7%)

81 (10.3%)

100 (9.7%)

 Mpumalanga

33 (13.4%)

81 (10.3%)

114 (11.1%)

 North West

18 (7.3%)

47 (6.0%)

65 (6.3%)

 Northern Cape

8 (3.2%)

13 (1.7%)

21 (2.0%)

 Western Cape

36 (14.6%)

111 (14.2%)

147 (14.3%)

Settlement type

 Urban formal

84 (34.0%)

257 (32.8%)

341 (33.1%)

 Urban informal

92 (37.3%)

299 (38.1%)

391 (37.9%)

 Peri-urban

29 (11.7%)

96 (12.2%)

125 (12.1%)

 Tribal settlement

35 (14.2%)

116 (14.8%)

151 (14.7%)

 Farming

7 (2.8%)

16 (2.0%)

23 (2.2%)

Education

 No schooling

0 (0.0%)

2 (0.3%)

2 (0.2%)

 Primary

9 (3.7%)

27 (3.4%)

36 (3.5%)

 Grade 11

148 (60.2%)

307 (39.2%)

455 (44.2%)

 Matric

80 (32.5%)

365 (46.6%)

445 (43.2%)

 Tertiary

9 (3.7%)

83 (10.6%)

92 (8.9%)

Employment status

 Unemployed

94 (38.1%)

512 (65.3%)

606 (58.8%)

 Employed

15 (6.1%)

136 (17.4%)

151 (14.7%)

 Student

135 (54.7%)

128 (16.3%)

263 (25.5%)

 Other

3 (1.2%)

8 (1.0%)

11 (1.1%)

Socio-economic status

 High

71 (28.7%)

201 (25.6%)

272 (26.4%)

 Medium

94 (38.1%)

347 (44.3%)

441 (42.8%)

 Low

82 (33.2%)

236 (30.1%)

318 (30.8%)

Food security

 Insecure

50 (20.2%)

125 (15.9%)

175 (17.0%)

 Secure

197 (79.8%)

659 (84.1%)

856 (83.0%)