Comparison of control with intervention groups at baseline
| Variable | Intervention, N=176, n (%) | Control, N=92, n (%) | p Value |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 63 (35.8) | 34 (37.0) | 0.85 |
| Female | 113 (64.2) | 58 (63.0) | |
| Place of residence | |||
| Urban | 149 (87.6) | 85 (94.4) | 0.08 |
| Rural | 21 (12.4) | 5 (5.6) | |
| Race | |||
| Coloured | 165 (93.8) | 92 (100.0) | 0.05 |
| White | 5 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Black | 6 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Live with | |||
| One parent | 52 (29.5) | 28 (30.8) | 0.84 |
| Both parents | 115 (65.3) | 59 (64.8) | 0.93 |
| Another relative | 7 (4.0) | 49 (4.4) | 0.87 |
| Friend | 2 (1.1) | 0 (0) | 0.31 |
| School | |||
| Local government | 122 (71.8) | 55 (61.1) | 0.05 |
| Model ‘C’ | 41 (24.0) | 31 (34.4) | 0.09 |
| Private school | 1 (0.6) | 2 (2.2) | 0.87 |
| Higher education institution | 4 (2.3) | 2 (2.2) | 0.31 |
| Prevention programmes at school | |||
| Peer education | 69 (31.3) | 30 (27.0) | 0.29 |
| Life orientation class by teacher | 153 (68.9) | 81 (73.0) | 0.69 |
| Religion | |||
| Christian | 169 (97.7) | 91 (98.9) | 0.35 |
| Other | 4 (2.3) | 1 (1.1) | 0.49 |