Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of adolescents in private and public schools in Ibadan, Nigeria
| Characteristics |
All participants (851) |
Public Sschools (710) |
Private schools (141) |
P* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | N | % | ||
|
Ethnic groups |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yoruba |
769 |
90.4 |
642 |
90.4 |
127 |
90.1 |
0.897 |
| Non-Yoruba |
82 |
9.6 |
68 |
9.6 |
14 |
9.9 |
|
|
Parents marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Single parent |
17 |
2.0 |
14 |
2.0 |
3 |
2.1 |
<0.001 |
| Married living with spouse |
732 |
86.0 |
597 |
84.1 |
135 |
95.7 |
|
| Divorced/separated |
102 |
12.0 |
99 |
13.9 |
3 |
2.1 |
|
|
Number of mother’s children |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 – 4 |
98 |
11.5 |
70 |
9.9 |
28 |
19.9 |
0.001 |
| >4 |
753 |
88.5 |
640 |
90.1 |
113 |
80.1 |
|
|
Position among mother’s children |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| First |
245 |
28.8 |
198 |
27.9 |
47 |
33.3 |
0.418 |
| 2nd to 4th |
531 |
62.4 |
448 |
63.1 |
83 |
58.9 |
|
| Beyond 4th | 75 | 8.8 | 64 | 9.0 | 11 | 7.8 | |
*p values for comparison between private and public schools.