Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants, SK State, Sudan
| Variable | No (n = 2,302) | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location |
Urban |
436 |
18.9 |
| |
Rural |
1866 |
81.1 |
| Type of school (n = 36) |
Boys |
9 |
25.0 |
| |
Girls |
2 |
5.6 |
| |
Mixed |
25 |
69.4 |
| Grade |
1st |
328 |
14.2 |
| |
2nd |
337 |
14.6 |
| |
3rd |
332 |
14.4 |
| |
4th |
300 |
13.0 |
| |
5th |
310 |
13.5 |
| |
6th |
235 |
10.2 |
| |
7th |
257 |
11.2 |
| |
8th |
203 |
8.8 |
| Gender |
Female |
727 |
31.6 |
| |
Male |
1575 |
68.4 |
| Age |
(Mean ± SD) |
10.2 |
±2.5 |
| Father’s education |
Illiterate |
979 |
42.5 |
| |
Primary |
997 |
43.3 |
| |
Intermediate |
137 |
6.0 |
| |
Secondary |
128 |
5.6 |
| |
University |
61 |
2.6 |
| Mother’s education |
Illiterate |
1,487 |
64.6 |
| |
Primary |
653 |
28.4 |
| |
Intermediate |
69 |
3.0 |
| |
Secondary |
69 |
3.0 |
| |
University |
24 |
1.0 |
| Father’s occupation |
Farmer |
1,089 |
47.3 |
| |
Pasturer |
142 |
6.2 |
| |
Manual worker |
429 |
18.6 |
| |
Trader |
283 |
12.3 |
| |
Gov employee |
190 |
8.3 |
| |
Military |
169 |
7.3 |
| Mother’s occupation |
Housewife |
1,467 |
63.7 |
| |
Farmer |
632 |
27.5 |
| |
Manual worker |
81 |
3.5 |
| |
Trader |
37 |
1.6 |
| |
Gov employee |
74 |
3.2 |
| |
Others |
11 |
0.5 |
| Type of house |
Fixed |
495 |
21.5 |
| Huts | 1,807 | 78.5 |