Table.2 The baseline characteristics and risk behaviours of the students (n = 425) and parents (n = 427)
Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Student | ||
 Sex | ||
  Male | 195 | 45.9 |
  Female | 230 | 54.1 |
 School | ||
  A | 94 | 22.1 |
  B | 73 | 17.2 |
  C | 69 | 16.2 |
  D | 115 | 27.1 |
  E | 74 | 17.4 |
 School quintile | ||
  1 | 167 | 39.3 |
  2 | 70 | 16.5 |
  3 | 114 | 26.8 |
  4 | 74 | 17.4 |
 School location | ||
  Rural | 236 | 55.5 |
  Urban | 189 | 44.5 |
 Lives with | ||
  Both parents | 188 | 44.2 |
  Mother only | 157 | 36.9 |
  Father only | 22 | 5.2 |
  Caregiver | 58 | 13.7 |
 Transportation mode to school | ||
  Walk | 192 | 45.2 |
  Bus | 116 | 27.3 |
  Taxi | 77 | 18.1 |
  Car | 38 | 8.9 |
  Other | 2 | 0.5 |
 Travel time to school (minutes) | ||
  5–20 | 188 | 44.2 |
  21–40 | 80 | 18.8 |
  41–60 | 17 | 4.0 |
  > 60 | 18 | 4.2 |
  Uncertain | 122 | 28.7 |
 Cigarette smoking behaviour | ||
  Everyday | 23 | 5.4 |
  A few times every week | 5 | 1.2 |
  A few times during the entire month | 15 | 3.5 |
  Only once in the past month | 12 | 2.8 |
  Never | 370 | 87.1 |
 Alcohol consumption behaviour | ||
  Everyday | 15 | 3.5 |
  A few times every week | 16 | 3.8 |
  A few times during the entire month | 22 | 5.2 |
  Only once in the past month | 44 | 10.4 |
  Never | 328 | 77.2 |
 HIV testing behaviour | ||
  Not tested/uncertain | 294 | 69.2 |
 Attitude about weight |  |  |
  Unhappy with current weight | 67 | 15.8 |
Parent | ||
 Parent | 342 | 80.1 |
 Caregiver | 85 | 19.9 |
 Sex | ||
  Male | 62 | 14.5 |
  Female | 365 | 85.5 |
 Level of education | ||
  Did not complete Grade 12 | 225 | 53.2 |
  Grade 12 | 126 | 29.8 |
  Post-Grade 12 qualification | 72 | 17.0 |
 Employment status | ||
  Currently employed | 137 | 32.9 |
  Spouse currently employed | 106 | 24.8 |
 Government Social Grant dependent | ||
  Child Grant | 280 | 65.6 |
  Old Age Pension Grant | 22 | 5.2 |
  Foster Child Grant | 20 | 4.7 |
  Disability Grant | 6 | 1.4 |
  Unemployment Income Fund | 1 | 0.2 |
 Cigarette smoking behaviour | ||
  Everyday | 32 | 7.5 |
  A few times every week | 7 | 1.6 |
  A few times during the entire month | 1 | 0.2 |
  Only once in the past month | 9 | 2.1 |
  Never | 378 | 88.5 |
 Alcohol consumption behaviour | ||
  Everyday | 14 | 3.3 |
  A few times every week | 31 | 7.3 |
  A few times during the entire month | 50 | 11.7 |
  Only once in the past month | 64 | 15.0 |
  Never | 268 | 62.8 |
 HIV testing behaviour | ||
  Not tested | 129 | 30.2 |
 Attitude about weight | ||
  Unhappy with current weight | 107 | 25.1 |