Table 3. Attitudes and life skills: Comparisons of responses from 8th grade control schools, 8th grade intervention schools and 9th grade intervention schools.
| Agree/Yes N (%) | 8th Grade Control vs. 8th Grade Intervention | 8th Grade Control vs. 9th Grade Intervention | |||||
| 8th Grade Control | 8th Grade Intervention | 9th Grade Intervention | Adj Odds Ratio | 95% CI | Adj Odds Ratio | 95% CI | |
| I believe my life has no purpose | 40′ (58.2) | 257 (38.9) | 184(36.7) | 0.45 | 0.4–0.6 | 0.40 | 0.3–0.5 |
| Nobody cares what my opinion is | 435 (63.3) | 341 (51.7) | 274(54.8) | 0.66 | 0.5–0.8 | 0.65 | 0.5–0.9 |
| I don't know if I will study till 10th (grade). | 565 (82.0) | 421 (63.8) | 349(69.8) | 0.40 | 0.3–0.5 | 0.49 | 0.4–0.7 |
| I worry about my ability to support myself financially in the future | 591 (86.0) | 467 (70.8) | 349(69.6) | 0.38 | 0.3–0.5 | 0.32 | 0.2–0.5 |
| I don't know what will happen to me after I finish 10th (grade)* | 399 (58.0) | 422 (63.8) | 302(60.3) | 0.81 | 0.6–1.0 | 0.83 | 0.6–1.1 |
| I can face the world with confidence | 625 (90.7) | 618 (93.8) | 475(95.0) | 0.64 | 0.4–1.0 | 0.54 | 0.3–1.0 |
| I can travel alone by train/bus anywhere in Mumbai | 499 (72.4) | 500 (76.0) | 421(84.1) | 0.74 | 0.6–1.0 | 0.63 | 0.4–0.9 |
*
Response 1: I don't know; Response 2: I know.
Odds ratios adjusted for age, gender, mother's education and school.