Table 1 Characteristics of adolescent boys and young men, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2022
Characteristic | Participants n = 1104 |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
Median (IQR) | 24 (21–28) |
Age categories, n (%) | |
15–24 | 603 (55) |
25–35 | 501 (45) |
Population group, n (%) | |
Black (African) | 1090 (99) |
Coloured (Asian) | 10 (1) |
Indian | 1 (0) |
Other (not specified) | 3 (0) |
Level of education | |
No education | 1 (0) |
Primary | 16 (1) |
Secondary | 963 (87) |
Tertiary | 118 (11) |
No response | 6 (1) |
Employment status | |
Unemployed | 133 (12) |
Employed | 417 (38) |
Studying | 93 (8) |
Other (not specified) | 461 (42) |