Table 1 Socio-demographic, behavioural and household characteristics of respondents
Variable | Frequency | Percentages |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
 17–19 | 92 | 20.4 |
 20–24 | 359 | 79.6 |
Relationship status | ||
 Single | 441 | 97.8 |
 Cohabiting | 10 | 2.2 |
Parity | ||
 None | 295 | 65.4 |
 One | 150 | 33.3 |
 More than one | 6 | 1.3 |
Family support | ||
 Adequate | 168 | 37.3 |
 Moderate | 202 | 44.8 |
 Insufficient support | 81 | 18.0 |
Religiosity rating | ||
 Not religious | 139 | 32.0 |
 Moderately religious | 197 | 45.4 |
 Very religious | 98 | 22.6 |
Family structure | ||
 Two parents family | 175 | 38.8 |
 Single parent family | 196 | 43.5 |
 Living with grandparents | 49 | 10.9 |
 Living with foster parents | 31 | 6.9 |
Mother alive | 377 | 83.6 |
Father alive | 282 | 62.5 |
Live with dad | 190 | 42.1 |
Live with mum | 340 | 75.4 |
Talk sex to dad | 47 | 10.4 |
Talk sex to mum | 278 | 61.6 |
Strict father | 139 | 30.8 |
Strict mother | 119 | 26.4 |
Ever drank alcohol | 300 | 66.5 |
Current alcohol users | 201 | 44.6 |
Drank alcohol last week | 108 | 23.9 |
Ever used drugs | 138 | 30.6 |
Currently use drugs | 51 | 11.3 |
Lifetime experience of sexual abuse | 171 | 37.9 |
Past year experience of sexual abuse | 114 | 25.3 |
Childhood sexual abuse | 80 | 17.7 |