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. 2006 Jul 19;5:8. doi: 10.1186/1744-859X-5-8

Table 1.

Demographic Factors

Orphans n = 30 Non-orphans n = 30 P value χ2
Age Mean, (range) 11 (7–19) 12 (6–19) 0.42 7.2
SD 3.0 SD 2.8
Gender males 19 14 0.19 1.7
females 11 16
School Days attended Mean, (range) 4.3 (0–6) 4.8 (3–5) 0.30 7.2
Hunger Days hungry Mean, (range) 1.3 (0–7) 1.1 (0–7) 0.79 3.2
Trusted adult 'somewhat' or 'very true' 83% 83% 0.35 2.1
Violence 'somewhat' or 'very true' 44% 57% 0.12 4.3