Table 1.
Group Differences of Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Caretakers
| Characteristics | Experimental (n = 439) | Control (n = 397) | χ2 | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | |||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 71 | 16.2 | 98 | 24.7 | 9.37 | .002 |
| Female | 368 | 83.8 | 299 | 75.3 | ||
| Age in years | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 46.09 | 10.8 | 45.34 | 11.0 | 11.92 | .008 |
| 35–39 | 157 | 35.8 | 165 | 41.6 | ||
| 40–49 | 114 | 26.0 | 108 | 27.2 | ||
| 50–59 | 114 | 26.0 | 65 | 16.4 | ||
| 60+ | 54 | 12.3 | 59 | 14.9 | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 7 | 1.6 | 6 | 1.5 | 2.87 | .41 |
| Married | 381 | 86.8 | 358 | 90.2 | ||
| Divorced | 12 | 2.7 | 6 | 1.5 | ||
| Widow/widower | 39 | 8.9 | 27 | 6.8 | ||
| Education level | ||||||
| No formal education | 74 | 16.9 | 118 | 29.7 | 19.5 | <.001 |
| Primary education | 170 | 38.7 | 133 | 33.5 | ||
| Secondary and higher education | 195 | 44.4 | 146 | 36.8 | ||
| Occupation | ||||||
| Farmer/fisherman | 211 | 48.1 | 219 | 55.2 | 4.53 | .21 |
| Employed | 43 | 9.8 | 37 | 9.3 | ||
| Petty business | 111 | 25.3 | 87 | 21.9 | ||
| Housewife | 74 | 16.9 | 54 | 13.6 | ||
| Caretaker’s adolescents’ sex | ||||||
| Caretakers having male adolescents only | 115 | 26.2 | 100 | 25.2 | 3.07 | .22 |
| Caretakers having female adolescents only | 172 | 39.2 | 178 | 44.8 | ||
| Caretakers having both male and female adolescents | 152 | 34.6 | 119 | 30.0 | ||
| Relationship with adolescent | ||||||
| Biological child | 343 | 78.1 | 297 | 74.8 | 1.75 | .42 |
| Child of other family member | 20 | 4.6 | 17 | 4.3 | ||
| Both biological and of other family member | 76 | 17.3 | 83 | 20.9 | ||