Table 1.
Demographic information of female high school students in Zahedan in 2015
| Student variables | Dimensions | N (%) | Iron Tablet Consumption | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Yes n (%)/Mean ± SD |
No n (%)/Mean ± SD |
Irregular n (%)/Mean ± SD |
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| School grade of student | 1 | 100 (25) | 23 (5.8) | 36 (9.0) | 41 (10.2) | 0.006a |
| 2 | 100 (25) | 43 (10.8) | 39 (9.8) | 18 (4.5) | ||
| 3 | 100 (25) | 29 (7.2) | 40 (10.0) | 31 (7.8) | ||
| 4 | 100 (25) | 29 (7.2) | 34 (8.5) | 37 (9.2) | ||
| Fathers’ education | Illiterate | 21 (15.2) | 4 (1.0) | 11 (2.8) | 6 (1.5) | 0.547a |
| Under diploma | 143 (35.8) | 38 (9.5) | 38 (9.5) | 34 (8.5) | ||
| Diploma_Collegiate | 196 (49.0) | 82 (20.5) | 100 (25.0) | 87 (21.8) | ||
| Father’s job | Unemployed | 17 (4.2) | 3 (0.8) | 7 (1.8) | 7 (1.8) | 0.920a |
| Employee | 184 (46.0) | 57 (14.2) | 70 (17.5) | 57 (14.2) | ||
| Self- employment | 170 (42.5) | 54 (13.5) | 61 (15.2) | 55 (13.8) | ||
| other | 29 (7.2) | 10 (2.5) | 11 (2.8) | 8 (2.0) | ||
| Mother’s job | Housewife | 265 (66.2) | 82 (20.5) | 100 (25) | 84 (21) | 0.300a |
| Working at home | 35 (8.8) | 16 (4.0) | 9 (2.2) | 10 (2.5) | ||
| Employee | 99 (24.8) | 26 (6.5) | 40 (10) | 33 (8.2) | ||
| Birth rank of the student in the family | 1 | 153 (38.2) | 45 (11.3) | 53 (13.3) | 55(13.8) | 0.290 a |
| 2 | 100 (25.0) | 40(10.0) | 34(8.5) | 26(6.5) | ||
| 3 | 63 (15.8) | 16(4.0) | 28(7.0) | 19(4.8) | ||
| >4 | 84 (21.0) | 23(5.8) | 34(8.5) | 27(6.8) | ||
| Grade point average of the previous year | 10 to < 16 | 99 (24.8) | 4.0 ± 3.2 | 10.6 ± 6.4 | 8.9 ± 7.8 | 0.003b |
| 16 to < 18 | 149 (37.2) | 8.9 ± 7.9 | 7.2 ± 7.1 | 7.5 ± 7.4 | ||
| 18 to 20 | 152 (38.0) | 7.3 ± 6.1 | 8.5 ± 7.1 | 6.0 ± 5.2 | ||
| Number of children in family | 1 | 13 (3.2) | 6.1±4.2 | 10.8±7.5 | 3.0±1.2 | 0.658b |
| 2 | 114 (28.5) | 7.2±5.2 | 8.3±7.0 | 8.0±6.2 | ||
| 3 | 79 (19.8) | 9.0±7.4 | 8.1±7.0 | 8.4±6.1 | ||
| >4 | 194 (48.5) | 6.4±5.1 | 8.7±7.1 | 6.7±5.4 | ||
a
Pearson chi square test;
b
one way ANOVA test