Table 1. Participant characteristics.
Total | Urban | Rural | P-value | |
Adolescents (n = 80) | ||||
Gender (% male) | 47.9 | 46.1 | 50.0 | 0.63 |
Age (mean (SD) yrs) | 13.7 (1.2)* | 13.7 (1.3)* | 13.8 (1.1)* | 0.67 |
School (% public) | 62.5 | 31.2 | 68.8 | <0.01 |
Socio-economic level based on schools | ||||
Low (%) | 67.5 | 35 | 100 | <0.01 |
Medium (%) | 17.5 | 35 | 0 | <0.01 |
High (%) | 15 | 30 | 0 | <0.01 |
Parents (n = 32) | ||||
Gender (% male) | 25 | 11 | 43 | 0.04 |
Age (mean (SD) yrs) | 41.2 (10.7) | 38.5 (6.5) | 44.6 (14.1) | 0.16 |
No. of children (mean (SD)) | 2.9 (1.4) | 2.7 (0.9) | 3.1 (1.8) | 0.39 |
Education | ||||
Illiterate (%) | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.001 |
Primary (%) | 45.2 | 84.6 | 16.6 | 0.001 |
Secondary (%) | 32.3 | 0 | 55.6 | 0.001 |
University (%) | 16.1 | 7.7 | 22.2 | 0.001 |
School staff (n = 32) | ||||
Gender (% male) | 58.1 | 41.2 | 78.5 | 0.04 |
Age (mean (SD) yrs) | 36.7 (11.0) | 39.6 (12.6) | 33.1 (7.4) | 0.09 |
Experience (mean (SD) yrs) | 7.0 (8.7) | 9.6 (11.6) | 4.6 (4.0) | 0.15 |
*Date of birth was missing for 5 adolescents.
P-values for urban-rural differences (two sample t-test, Chi square or Fisher Exact test).