Table 1.
General characteristics of the study participants (N = 1406)
| Variables | Frequency |
|---|---|
| n (%) | |
| Age (years) | |
| 8 | 418(29.7) |
| 9 | 372(26.5) |
| 10 | 363(25.8) |
| 11 | 253(18.0) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 672(47.8) |
| Female | 734(52.2) |
| Socio-economic status | |
| High | 521(37.1) |
| Middle | 439(31.2) |
| Low | 446(31.7) |
| Type of family | |
| Monogamy | 1341(95.4) |
| Polygamy | 65(4.6) |
| Form of parenthood | |
| Both parents | 1186(84.4) |
| One of the parents | 46(3.2) |
| Relative/guardian | 174(12.4) |
| Birth rank | |
| Only child | 38(2.7) |
| First child | 326(23.2) |
| Last child | 313(22.3) |
| Others | 729(51.8) |
| Number of siblings | |
| 0 | 38(2.7) |
| 1–2 | 245(17.4) |
| 3–4 | 570(40.5) |
| >4 | 553(39.4) |