Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of individual, life style and work characteristics among male and female teachers in Botswana
| Characteristics | Male (n = 472) | Female (n = 1260) | Total (n = 1732) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 36.29 ± 7.02 | 39.34 ± 9.02 | 38.50 ± 8.62 | <0.001 |
| Body mass index | 24.75 ± 5.78 | 27.55 ± 7.00 | 26.65 ± 6.76 | <0.001 |
| Length of employment | 10.14 ± 6.31 | 13.36 ± 8.82 | 12.48 ± 8.34 | <0.001 |
| Cigarettes/day | 5.88 ± 4.78 | 2.80 ± 1.64 | 5.59 ± 4.68 | 0.163 |
| Marital status | 0.004 | |||
| Single | 58.7 | 50.9 | 53.0 | |
| Married | 37.5 | 42.5 | 41.2 | |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 3.8 | 6.6 | 5.8 | |
| Educational level | <0.001 | |||
| Certificate | 1.7 | 6.8 | 5.4 | |
| Diploma | 54.9 | 60.2 | 58.7 | |
| Bachelor degree | 43.4 | 33.0 | 35.9 | |
| Number of children less than 6 years | 0.210 | |||
| 1 | 70.3 | 74.9 | 73.2 | |
| ≥2 | 29.7 | 25.1 | 26.8 | |
| Smoking | <0.001 | |||
| Smokers | 10.8 | 0.4 | 3.2 | |
| Ex-smokers | 13.6 | 2.1 | 5.3 | |
| Never smoked | 75.6 | 97.5 | 91.5 | |
| Physical exercise per week >5 hours | 18.1 | 10.4 | 12.8 | <0.001 |
| School level | <0.001 | |||
| Primary school | 36.2 | 66.0 | 57.9 | |
| Junior secondary | 46.4 | 27.0 | 32.3 | |
| Senior secondary | 17.4 | 7.0 | 9.8 | |
| Work hours per week >40 hours | 14.6 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 0.166 |
| Number of students >40 | 11.4 | 9.5 | 10.0 | <0.001 |
| Involved in extracurricular activities | 69.9 | 65.4 | 66.6 | 0.086 |
P values were derived from either independent t-test for quantitative data or chi-squared test for categorical data. Statistically significant differences (p<0.05) are marked in bold.