Table 2.
Intervention Effects over Two Time Points
| Experimental Group | Control Group | Condition * Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 (n=53) | Time 2 (n=52) | Time 1 (n=52) | Time 2 (n=51) | ||
| Freq (%) Mean | Freq (%) Mean | Freq (%) Mean | Freq (%) Mean | Parameter est. (P-value) | |
| School dropout in 2009a | NA | 2(3.77%) | NA | 6(11.54%) | AOR=3.66 (CI=0.7–19.9) (0.05)* |
| School absence | 1.92 | 1.74 | 1.94 | 1.91 | 0.41(0.26) |
| Perception of Caring Adults | |||||
| Teachers care | 4.13 | 4.10 | 3.72 | 3.74 | 0.20(0.42) |
| Adults in family care | 3.61 | 3.82 | 3.79 | 3.44 | 2.09(0.02)** |
| Adults in community care | 3.54 | 3.48 | 3.43 | 3.35 | 0.08(0.47) |
| Education aspiration (higher than secondary school) | 2.78 | 2.91 | 2.62 | 2.74 | 0.39(0.35) |
| Future Expectations | |||||
| Graduate from Secondary school | 4.07 | 4.00 | 4.02 | 3.64 | 0.51(0.31) |
| Graduate from College/Univ. | 4.29 | 4.29 | 4.10 | 3.72 | 0.86(0.19) |
| Good salary by age 30 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.41 | 3.51 | −0.74(0.23) |
| Live to age 35 | 3.82 | 3.82 | 3.69 | 3.91 | −0.85(0.20) |
| Gender equity (alpha=.71) | 2.26 | 2.79 | 2.44 | 2.85 | 0.69(0.24) |
| Wife Beating: It is okay for a husband to beat his wife? | |||||
| If she neglects the children | 31(58.5%) | 31(59.6%) | 30(57.7%) | 35(68.6%) | −0.95(0.17) |
| If she argues with him | 33(62.3%) | 21(40.4%) | 30(57.7%) | 17(33.3%) | 0.22(0.41) |
| If she refuses sex with him | 5(9.4%) | 1(1.9%) | 6(11.5%) | 7(13.7%) | −1.48(0.07)* |
| If she burns the food | 9(17.0%) | 9(17.3%) | 11(21.2%) | 10(19.6%) | 0.33(0.37) |
| For any reason | 8(15.1%) | 3(5.8%) | 5(9.6%) | 6(11.8%) | −1.51(0.07)* |
| Sex Attitudes | |||||
| Disagree with early sex (alpha=65.) | 3.81 | 4.29 | 4.05 | 3.77 | 4.16(<.00)** |
| Believe in waiting until marriage before sex | 1.89 | 1.96 | 2.43 | 2.13 | 1.24(0.11) |
| Virginity because of values | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.25 | 1.34 | 0.71(0.20) |
| Virginity because of consequence | 1.14 | 1.17 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 0.07(0.40) |
| Sexual debut | 9(17.3%) | 10(19.2%) | 9(17.0%) | 17(33.3%) | −1.50(0.07)* |
One tailed test at
*
p = ≤.10;
**
p = ≤.05;
a
Logistic regression was conducted for school dropout
AOR=adjusted odds ratio; CI= confidence intervals; Models controlled for age and gender.