Table 1.
General characteristics of sampled adolescent students
| Characteristic | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age* | ||
| 16–17 years | 268 | 74.4 |
| 18–19 years | 92 | 25.6 |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 190 | 52.8 |
| Male | 170 | 47.2 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Advantaged | 235 | 65.3 |
| Relatively disadvantaged | 125 | 34.7 |
| School type | ||
| Private | 180 | 50 |
| Government | 180 | 50 |
| Mother's educational level | ||
| Formal education | 226 | 62.8 |
| No formal education | 134 | 37.2 |
| Mother's occupation | ||
| Working outside home also/employed/non-housewife | 185 | 51.4 |
| Unemployed/housewife | 175 | 48.6 |
| Family type | ||
| Nuclear | 244 | 67.8 |
| Extended/joint | 116 | 32.2 |
| No of siblings | ||
| Up to 2 | 264 | 73.3 |
| More than 2 | 96 | 26.7 |
| Socioeconomic status† | ||
| Rich | 120 | 33.3 |
| Middle class | 120 | 33.3 |
| Poor | 120 | 33.3 |
| Watching TV | ||
| ≤2 h/day | 281 | 78.1 |
| >2 h/day | 79 | 21.9 |
| Fruit consumption | ||
| ≤4 times/week | 184 | 51.1 |
| >4 times/week | 176 | 48.9 |
*Mean±SD age 16.98±0.98 years.
†Wealth index was computed using principal component analysis; the components included were ownership of house, vehicles, animals, electronic goods (refrigerator, radio, TV, computer, fan), furniture (sofa, bed, cupboard, table, chair), mobile phone and telephone, housing characteristics, and type of fuel used for cooking.