Table 1.
Epidemiological characteristics of the children studied.
| All (n = 603) |
Girls (n = 325) |
Boys (n = 278) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolescents | 308 (51) | 192 (59) | 116 (41.7) | <0.05 |
| Migration | 67 (11) | 40 (12.3) | 27 (9.7) | NS |
| Number of siblings | 4 ± 1.8 | 4 ± 1.8 | 3.9 ± 1.9 | NS |
| Promiscuity | 275 (45.6) | 150 (46.2) | 125 (45) | NS |
| Primary school | 315 (52.2) | 155 (47.7) | 160 (57.6) | NS |
| Secondary school | 288 (47.8) | 170 (52.3) | 118 (42.4) | NS |
| Private school | 319 (53) | 175 (53.8) | 144 (51.8) | NS |
| Public school | 284 (47) | 150 (46.2) | 134 (48.2) | NS |
| HSL* | 360 (60) | 196 (60.7) | 164 (59) | NS |
| Orphans | 38 (6.3) | 25 (7.7) | 13 (4.7) | NS |
Data are mean ± standard deviation or number (%).
*HSL: high socioeconomic level.