Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of experiment and control groups
| Variables | Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Experiment | Control | p-value | ||
| Age | Mean ± SD | 14.1 ± 1.0 | 14.0 ± 1.0 | 14.2 ± 0.9 | 0.473 |
| Economic situation; n (%) | Very good | 35 (6.1) | 12 (4.2) | 23 (8.0) | 0.442 |
| Good | 242 (41.9) | 114 (39.4) | 128 (44.3) | ||
| Average | 254 (43.9) | 131 (45.3) | 123 (42.6) | ||
| Weak | 47 (8.1) | 32 (11.1) | 15 (5.2) | ||
| Area Location; n (%) | 2 | 196 (33.9) | 98 (33.9) | 98 (33.9) | 0.591 |
| 4 | 143 (24.7) | 95 (32.9) | 48 (16.6) | ||
| 10 | 239 (41.3) | 96 (33.2) | 143 (49.5) | ||
| Father’s education; n (%) | <6 | 57 (9.9) | 34 (11.8) | 23 (8.1) | 0.291 |
| 6–12 | 366 (63.8) | 191 (66.1) | 175 (61.4) | ||
| >12 | 151 (26.3) | 64 (22.1) | 87 (30.5) | ||
| Mother’s education; n (%) | <6 | 72 (12.5) | 35 (12.1) | 37 (12.9) | 0.427 |
| 6–12 | 379 (65.8) | 204 (70.6) | 175 (61.0) | ||
| >12 | 125 (21.7) | 50 (17.3) | 75 (26.1) | ||
| Father’s job; n (%) | Working | 544 (94.1) | 275 (95.2) | 269 (93.1) | 0.297 |
| Unemployed | 34 (5.9) | 14 (4.8) | 20 (6.9) | ||
| Mother’s job; n (%) | Working | 153 (26.5) | 74 (25.6) | 79 (27.3) | 0.637 |
| Housewife | 425 (73.5) | 215 (74.4) | 210 (72.7) | ||