TABLE 1.
Gender differences in socio-demographic characteristics of treatment and control conditions
| Control Mean (SD) or % |
t/χ2 |
Treatment Mean (SD) or % |
t/χ2 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Characteristics |
Boys (n=70) |
Girls (n=78) |
|
Boys (n=55) |
Girls (n=83) |
|
| Mean child age, years |
13.77 (1.6) |
13.50 (1.36) |
−.91 |
14.07 (1.52) |
13.70 (1.2) |
−1.24 |
| Average # of people in household |
6 (SD=2) |
6 (SD=2) |
.21 |
7 (SD=3) |
6 (SD=3) |
−1.96 |
| Average # of children in household |
3 (2) |
3 (1) |
−.21 |
4 (2) |
3 (2) |
−.85 |
| Father not living |
55 (79%) |
68 (88%) |
2.08 |
43 (78%) |
64 (78%) |
.05 |
| Mother not living |
42 (62%) |
42 (54%) |
.67 |
37 (67%) |
45 (54%) |
2.03 |
| Both parents not living |
45 (40%) |
32 (41%) |
.09 |
25 (46%) |
26 (31%) |
1.9 |
| Caregiver self-employed |
55 (80%) |
45 (58%) |
7.68** |
29 (53%) |
50 (60%) |
.63 |
| Female caregiver | 7.51 | 13.5* | ||||
| Biological mother | 25 (36%) | 29 (37%) | 13 (24%) | 45 (54%) | ||
| Stepmother | 2 (3%) | 3 (4%) | 1 (2%) | 3 (4%) | ||
| Grandmother | 25 (36%) | 34 (44%) | 23 (42%) | 21 (25%) | ||
| Aunt | 10 (14%) | 10 (13%) | 12 (22%) | 11 (13%) | ||
| Sister | 2 (3%) | 2 (3%) | 2 (4%) | 1 (1%) | ||
| No woman |
6 (9%) |
0 (0%) |
|
4 (7%) |
2 (2%) |
|
| Male caregiver | 3.85 | 9.13 | ||||
| Father | 16 (23%) | 19 (24%) | 16 (29%) | 30 (36%) | ||
| Stepfather | 1 (1%) | 1 (1.%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Grandfather | 7 (10%) | 11 (14%) | 8 (15%) | 13 (16%) | ||
| Uncle | 3 (4%) | 8 (10%) | 13 (24%) | 7 (8%) | ||
| Brother | 3 (4%) | 2 (3%) | 3 (6%) | 2 (2%) | ||
| Other | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| No Male Present | 39 (56%) | 37 (47%) | 14 (26%) | 31 (37%) | ||
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
*** p < .001