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Table 1 Sample characteristics by sexual orientation and gender identity of youth aged 16–24 living in eThekwini District of South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 1588)

From: Examining gender and sexual orientation differences in physical intimate partner violence experienced and perpetrated by youth living in eThekwini district South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Overall

n (%)

Heterosexual women

n (%)

758 (47.7)

Heterosexual man

n (%)

592 (37.3)

Gay, bisexual, or questioning men

n (GBQM) (%)

56 (3.5)

Lesbian, gay, bisexual or questioning woman (LGBQW)

n (%)

96 (6.0)

Gender and Sexual Non-conforming youth (Non-conforming)

n (%)

86 (5.4)

SMD*

Characteristics

      

Age mean, SD

21.73 (2.34)

21.74 (2.45)

21.78 (2.31)

21.09 (2.34)

21.28 (2.07)

22.17 (1.63)

0.253

Race/Ethnicity

       

Black

1152 (73.0)

530 (70.0)

438 (74.2)

44 (80.0)

68 (70.8)

76 (88.4)

0.322

Coloured

181 (11.5)

86 (11.4)

62 (10.5)

<10 (10–15%)

20 (20.8)

<10 (5–10%)

 

white, Indian, or Asian

246 (15.6)

141 (18.6)

90 (15.3)

<10 (5–10%)

8 (8.3)

<5 (1–5%)

 

Unknown

4

      

Employed and/or in school: Yes

1093 (69.4)

489 (64.9)

426 (73.2)

43 (76.8)

72 (75.0)

63 (73.3)

0.114

Unknown

14

      

Any economic hardship during the pandemic: Yes

817 (52.2)

403 (53.6)

277 (47.4)

37 (74.0)

56 (60.2)

44 (51.8)

0.258

Unknown

24

      

Relationship Status

      

0.497

No relationship

210 (13.3)

96 (12.7)

69 (11.8)

19 (33.9)

22 (23.2)

<5 (1–5%)

 

In relationship, living together

151 (9.6)

88 (11.6)

40 (6.8)

<10 (5–10%)

14 (14.7)

<5 (1–5%)

 

In relationship not living together

1218 (77.1)

572 (75.7)

478 (81.4)

30 (53.6)

59 (62.1)

79 (92.9)

 

Unknown

9

      

Any Children: Yes

682 (43.1)

382 (50.5)

243 (41.3)

15 (26.8)

37 (38.5)

<10 (5–10%)

0.507

Unknown

6

      

Alcohol use during the pandemic

      

0.527

once or twice per week or more

417 (26.5)

111 (14.7)

209 (35.5)

22 (39.3)

27 (28.4)

48 (55.8)

 

less than monthly or once a month

524 (33.2)

289 (38.3)

173 (29.4)

10 (17.9)

26 (27.1)

26 (30.2)

 

never

639 (40.4)

355 (47.0)

206 (35.0)

24 (42.9)

42 (44.2)

12 (14.0)

 

Unknown

8

      

Stress levels during the pandemic

      

0.206

More stressed

865 (54.8)

477 (63.3)

248 (42.0)

30 (53.6)

57 (61.3)

53 (61.6)

 

Not more stressed

714 (45.2)

277 (36.7)

342 (58.0)

26 (46.4)

36 (38.7)

33 (38.4)

 

Unknown

9

      

Experience of Physical IPV change since before the pandemic (n = 228)^

       

Same

116 (50.9)

57 (57.0)

37 (49.3)

8 (66.7)

<10 (30–35%)

<10 (35–40%)

0.529

Less

99 (43.4)

39 (39.0)

34 (45.3)

<5 (15–20%)

11 (57.9)

13 (59.1)

 

More

13 (5.7)

<5 (1–5%)

<5 (5–10%)

<5 (15–20%)

<5 (10–15%)

<5 (5–10%)

 
  1. ^Only among 228 participants who experienced physical IPV and who reported change in IPV experience since before the COVID-19 pandemic
  2. Proportions for small cell sizes < 5 or < 10 were provided as a range to protect anonymity
  3. IPV, intimate partner violence; SD, Standard Deviation; SMD, Standard Mean Difference
  4. *SMDs of 0.2, 0.5, and 0.8 represent small, medium, and large effect sizes
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