Characteristic central, N = 1081 copperbelt, N = 841 eastern, N = 991 lusaka, N = 1001 muchinga, N = 1011 northwest, N = 1261 southern, N = 1011
ProvinceCategory






    1 108 (100%) 0 (0%) 99 (100%) 100 (100%) 0 (0%) 126 (100%) 101 (100%)
    2 0 (0%) 84 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 101 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Q2






    chavuma 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 21 (17%) 0 (0%)
    chilanga 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 21 (21%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    chililabombwe 0 (0%) 21 (25%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    chingola 0 (0%) 21 (25%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    chinsali 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 42 (42%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    chipata 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 37 (37%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    choma 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 38 (38%)
    isoka 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 21 (21%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    kafue 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 37 (37%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    kalomo 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 21 (21%)
    kalumbila 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 21 (17%) 0 (0%)
    kapiri 59 (55%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    katete 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 62 (63%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    kitwe 0 (0%) 21 (25%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    lavushimanda 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 17 (17%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    livingstone 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 21 (21%)
    luangwa 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 21 (21%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    masaiti 0 (0%) 21 (25%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    mkushi 28 (26%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    mpika 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 21 (21%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    mufumbwe 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 21 (17%) 0 (0%)
    mwinilunga 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 21 (17%) 0 (0%)
    pemba 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 21 (21%)
    rufunsa 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 21 (21%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    serenje 21 (19%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    solwezi 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 42 (33%) 0 (0%)
Area






    1 63 (58%) 21 (25%) 35 (35%) 58 (58%) 59 (58%) 126 (100%) 38 (38%)
    2 45 (42%) 63 (75%) 64 (65%) 42 (42%) 42 (42%) 0 (0%) 63 (62%)
Primary_grade






    1 21 (23%) 12 (19%) 8 (10%) 14 (17%) 19 (23%) 15 (18%) 25 (30%)
    2 30 (33%) 14 (22%) 32 (41%) 42 (50%) 33 (39%) 34 (40%) 26 (31%)
    3 40 (44%) 37 (59%) 38 (49%) 28 (33%) 32 (38%) 35 (42%) 33 (39%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
Schooltype






    1 91 (84%) 63 (75%) 78 (79%) 84 (84%) 84 (83%) 84 (67%) 84 (83%)
    2 17 (16%) 21 (25%) 21 (21%) 16 (16%) 17 (17%) 42 (33%) 17 (17%)
Secondary_grade






    1 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 4 (19%) 4 (25%) 4 (24%) 5 (12%) 0 (0%)
    2 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 4 (19%) 3 (19%) 2 (12%) 8 (19%) 0 (0%)
    3 5 (29%) 2 (9.5%) 4 (19%) 3 (19%) 3 (18%) 13 (31%) 5 (29%)
    4 7 (41%) 0 (0%) 4 (19%) 2 (13%) 3 (18%) 8 (19%) 6 (35%)
    5 5 (29%) 19 (90%) 5 (24%) 4 (25%) 5 (29%) 8 (19%) 6 (35%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
age 13.00 (12.00, 16.00) 14.00 (12.00, 16.00) 13.00 (12.00, 15.00) 12.00 (11.00, 14.00) 14.00 (13.00, 15.00) 15.00 (14.00, 17.00) 13.00 (11.00, 14.00)
gender






    1 54 (50%) 39 (46%) 48 (48%) 31 (31%) 51 (50%) 63 (50%) 50 (50%)
    2 54 (50%) 45 (54%) 51 (52%) 69 (69%) 50 (50%) 63 (50%) 51 (50%)
disabled






    0 101 (94%) 84 (100%) 99 (100%) 97 (97%) 98 (97%) 94 (75%) 98 (97%)
    1 7 (6.5%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 3 (3.0%) 3 (3.0%) 32 (25%) 3 (3.0%)
learn_lifeskills






    0 76 (70%) 21 (25%) 16 (16%) 40 (40%) 61 (60%) 9 (7.1%) 84 (83%)
    1 32 (30%) 63 (75%) 83 (84%) 60 (60%) 40 (40%) 117 (93%) 17 (17%)
basic_rules






    0 11 (10%) 14 (17%) 1 (1.0%) 10 (10%) 7 (6.9%) 6 (4.8%) 9 (8.9%)
    1 97 (90%) 70 (83%) 98 (99%) 90 (90%) 94 (93%) 120 (95%) 92 (91%)
ask_questions






    0 12 (11%) 17 (20%) 12 (12%) 14 (14%) 8 (7.9%) 21 (17%) 22 (22%)
    1 96 (89%) 67 (80%) 87 (88%) 86 (86%) 93 (92%) 105 (83%) 79 (78%)
different_values






    0 42 (46%) 9 (14%) 11 (14%) 16 (19%) 28 (33%) 10 (12%) 40 (48%)
    1 49 (54%) 54 (86%) 67 (86%) 68 (81%) 56 (67%) 74 (88%) 44 (52%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
respect_abstain






    0 6 (6.6%) 10 (16%) 10 (13%) 6 (7.1%) 0 (0%) 6 (7.1%) 6 (7.1%)
    1 85 (93%) 53 (84%) 68 (87%) 78 (93%) 84 (100%) 78 (93%) 78 (93%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
no_kiss






    0 47 (52%) 50 (79%) 58 (74%) 55 (65%) 56 (67%) 68 (81%) 41 (49%)
    1 44 (48%) 13 (21%) 20 (26%) 29 (35%) 28 (33%) 16 (19%) 43 (51%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
doesnt_matter






    0 87 (96%) 63 (100%) 73 (94%) 81 (96%) 79 (94%) 80 (95%) 78 (93%)
    1 4 (4.4%) 0 (0%) 5 (6.4%) 3 (3.6%) 5 (6.0%) 4 (4.8%) 6 (7.1%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
agree_touch






    0 2 (2.2%) 14 (22%) 0 (0%) 17 (20%) 0 (0%) 21 (25%) 2 (2.4%)
    1 89 (98%) 49 (78%) 78 (100%) 67 (80%) 84 (100%) 63 (75%) 82 (98%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
husband






    0 42 (46%) 44 (70%) 63 (81%) 63 (75%) 58 (69%) 56 (67%) 55 (65%)
    1 49 (54%) 19 (30%) 15 (19%) 21 (25%) 26 (31%) 28 (33%) 29 (35%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
marry_rich






    0 87 (96%) 56 (89%) 58 (74%) 68 (81%) 80 (95%) 74 (88%) 74 (88%)
    1 4 (4.4%) 7 (11%) 20 (26%) 16 (19%) 4 (4.8%) 10 (12%) 10 (12%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
women_work






    0 38 (42%) 52 (83%) 52 (67%) 44 (52%) 33 (39%) 58 (69%) 35 (42%)
    1 53 (58%) 11 (17%) 26 (33%) 40 (48%) 51 (61%) 26 (31%) 49 (58%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
rape_victim






    0 69 (76%) 49 (78%) 54 (69%) 53 (63%) 53 (63%) 70 (83%) 61 (73%)
    1 22 (24%) 14 (22%) 24 (31%) 31 (37%) 31 (37%) 14 (17%) 23 (27%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
breats






    0 45 (49%) 52 (83%) 55 (71%) 57 (68%) 45 (54%) 68 (81%) 42 (50%)
    1 46 (51%) 11 (17%) 23 (29%) 27 (32%) 39 (46%) 16 (19%) 42 (50%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
heard_hiv






    0 1 (1.1%) 2 (3.2%) 0 (0%) 2 (2.4%) 0 (0%) 1 (1.2%) 3 (3.6%)
    1 90 (99%) 61 (97%) 78 (100%) 82 (98%) 84 (100%) 83 (99%) 81 (96%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
abstinence






    0 4 (4.4%) 5 (7.9%) 3 (3.8%) 5 (6.0%) 0 (0%) 5 (6.0%) 2 (2.4%)
    1 87 (96%) 58 (92%) 75 (96%) 79 (94%) 84 (100%) 79 (94%) 82 (98%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
hiv_visible






    0 27 (30%) 37 (59%) 33 (42%) 41 (49%) 16 (19%) 42 (50%) 27 (32%)
    1 64 (70%) 26 (41%) 45 (58%) 43 (51%) 68 (81%) 42 (50%) 57 (68%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
playing






    0 83 (91%) 59 (94%) 69 (88%) 76 (90%) 74 (88%) 79 (94%) 76 (90%)
    1 8 (8.8%) 4 (6.3%) 9 (12%) 8 (9.5%) 10 (12%) 5 (6.0%) 8 (9.5%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
adult






    0 11 (12%) 6 (9.5%) 12 (15%) 11 (13%) 7 (8.3%) 31 (37%) 13 (15%)
    1 80 (88%) 57 (90%) 66 (85%) 73 (87%) 77 (92%) 53 (63%) 71 (85%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
adolescent






    0 10 (11%) 12 (19%) 11 (14%) 13 (15%) 19 (23%) 27 (32%) 11 (13%)
    1 81 (89%) 51 (81%) 67 (86%) 71 (85%) 65 (77%) 57 (68%) 73 (87%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
intercourse






    0 26 (29%) 19 (30%) 18 (23%) 20 (24%) 11 (13%) 22 (26%) 26 (31%)
    1 65 (71%) 44 (70%) 60 (77%) 64 (76%) 73 (87%) 62 (74%) 58 (69%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
firstintercourse






    0 8 (8.8%) 9 (14%) 9 (12%) 11 (13%) 4 (4.8%) 8 (9.5%) 7 (8.3%)
    1 83 (91%) 54 (86%) 69 (88%) 73 (87%) 80 (95%) 76 (90%) 77 (92%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
girlfriend






    0 28 (31%) 15 (24%) 26 (33%) 34 (40%) 15 (18%) 19 (23%) 19 (23%)
    1 63 (69%) 48 (76%) 52 (67%) 50 (60%) 69 (82%) 65 (77%) 65 (77%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
partners






    0 5 (5.5%) 8 (13%) 4 (5.1%) 5 (6.0%) 0 (0%) 5 (6.0%) 6 (7.1%)
    1 86 (95%) 55 (87%) 74 (95%) 79 (94%) 84 (100%) 79 (94%) 78 (93%)
    Unknown 17 21 21 16 17 42 17
understand






    0 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (13%) 3 (18%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    1 17 (100%) 21 (100%) 21 (100%) 14 (88%) 14 (82%) 42 (100%) 17 (100%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
value_LSHE






    0 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (13%) 1 (5.9%) 1 (2.4%) 0 (0%)
    1 17 (100%) 21 (100%) 21 (100%) 14 (88%) 16 (94%) 41 (98%) 17 (100%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
have_sti






    0 4 (24%) 13 (62%) 8 (38%) 6 (38%) 3 (18%) 17 (40%) 4 (24%)
    1 13 (76%) 8 (38%) 13 (62%) 10 (63%) 14 (82%) 25 (60%) 13 (76%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
protect_hiv






    1 2 (12%) 0 (0%) 1 (4.8%) 5 (31%) 2 (12%) 10 (24%) 0 (0%)
    2 9 (53%) 15 (71%) 20 (95%) 9 (56%) 14 (82%) 21 (50%) 16 (94%)
    3 2 (12%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    4 4 (24%) 6 (29%) 0 (0%) 2 (13%) 1 (5.9%) 11 (26%) 1 (5.9%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
testicles






    0 16 (94%) 17 (81%) 20 (95%) 14 (88%) 13 (76%) 15 (36%) 17 (100%)
    1 1 (5.9%) 4 (19%) 1 (4.8%) 2 (13%) 4 (24%) 27 (64%) 0 (0%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
organs_otuside






    0 14 (82%) 19 (90%) 19 (90%) 12 (75%) 16 (94%) 33 (79%) 14 (82%)
    1 3 (18%) 2 (9.5%) 2 (9.5%) 4 (25%) 1 (5.9%) 9 (21%) 3 (18%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
first_sex






    0 14 (82%) 14 (67%) 18 (86%) 11 (69%) 13 (76%) 16 (38%) 15 (88%)
    1 3 (18%) 7 (33%) 3 (14%) 5 (31%) 4 (24%) 26 (62%) 2 (12%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
risk_prego






    0 0 (0%) 1 (4.8%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (5.9%) 6 (14%) 0 (0%)
    1 17 (100%) 20 (95%) 21 (100%) 16 (100%) 16 (94%) 36 (86%) 17 (100%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
no_sex






    0 8 (47%) 17 (81%) 18 (86%) 14 (88%) 10 (59%) 33 (79%) 16 (94%)
    1 9 (53%) 4 (19%) 3 (14%) 2 (13%) 7 (41%) 9 (21%) 1 (5.9%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
beating_her






    0 12 (71%) 20 (95%) 20 (95%) 15 (94%) 12 (71%) 35 (83%) 16 (94%)
    1 5 (29%) 1 (4.8%) 1 (4.8%) 1 (6.3%) 5 (29%) 7 (17%) 1 (5.9%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
use_condom






    0 14 (82%) 2 (9.5%) 11 (52%) 9 (56%) 10 (59%) 13 (31%) 8 (47%)
    1 3 (18%) 19 (90%) 10 (48%) 7 (44%) 7 (41%) 29 (69%) 9 (53%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
teacher_talk






    0 10 (59%) 8 (38%) 12 (57%) 9 (56%) 12 (71%) 17 (40%) 7 (41%)
    1 7 (41%) 13 (62%) 9 (43%) 7 (44%) 5 (29%) 25 (60%) 10 (59%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
men_work






    0 8 (47%) 13 (62%) 11 (52%) 3 (19%) 5 (29%) 14 (33%) 10 (59%)
    1 9 (53%) 8 (38%) 10 (48%) 13 (81%) 12 (71%) 28 (67%) 7 (41%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
only_father






    0 13 (76%) 19 (90%) 18 (86%) 11 (69%) 10 (59%) 27 (64%) 17 (100%)
    1 4 (24%) 2 (9.5%) 3 (14%) 5 (31%) 7 (41%) 15 (36%) 0 (0%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
no_need






    0 16 (94%) 18 (86%) 19 (90%) 15 (94%) 16 (94%) 24 (57%) 17 (100%)
    1 1 (5.9%) 3 (14%) 2 (9.5%) 1 (6.3%) 1 (5.9%) 18 (43%) 0 (0%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
pregant_cant






    0 7 (41%) 15 (71%) 11 (52%) 11 (69%) 7 (41%) 17 (40%) 9 (53%)
    1 10 (59%) 6 (29%) 10 (48%) 5 (31%) 10 (59%) 25 (60%) 8 (47%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
same_person






    0 16 (94%) 21 (100%) 18 (86%) 16 (100%) 16 (94%) 40 (95%) 17 (100%)
    1 1 (5.9%) 0 (0%) 3 (14%) 0 (0%) 1 (5.9%) 2 (4.8%) 0 (0%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
delay_period






    0 6 (35%) 8 (38%) 6 (29%) 11 (69%) 9 (53%) 33 (79%) 3 (18%)
    1 11 (65%) 13 (62%) 15 (71%) 5 (31%) 8 (47%) 9 (21%) 14 (82%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
sync_cycle






    0 12 (71%) 18 (86%) 17 (81%) 13 (81%) 15 (88%) 36 (86%) 10 (59%)
    1 5 (29%) 3 (14%) 4 (19%) 3 (19%) 2 (12%) 6 (14%) 7 (41%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
irregular_periods






    0 9 (53%) 19 (90%) 16 (76%) 12 (75%) 12 (71%) 29 (69%) 13 (76%)
    1 8 (47%) 2 (9.5%) 5 (24%) 4 (25%) 5 (29%) 13 (31%) 4 (24%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
drug_use






    0 3 (18%) 2 (9.5%) 2 (9.5%) 3 (19%) 5 (29%) 3 (7.1%) 1 (5.9%)
    1 14 (82%) 19 (90%) 19 (90%) 13 (81%) 12 (71%) 39 (93%) 16 (94%)
    Unknown 91 63 78 84 84 84 84
satisfied






    0 8 (7.4%) 3 (3.6%) 2 (2.0%) 7 (7.0%) 7 (6.9%) 4 (3.2%) 12 (12%)
    1 100 (93%) 81 (96%) 97 (98%) 93 (93%) 94 (93%) 122 (97%) 89 (88%)
1 n (%); Median (IQR)