Table 1.
Baseline sample characteristics: n (%).
| Variable | Total sample (N = 1410) |
Bridges Plus arm (n = 512) |
Bridges arm (n = 402) |
Control arm (n = 496) |
F-value or χ2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants’ characteristics | |||||
| Age (mean, SD) | 12.70 (1.26) | 12.71 (1.24) | 12.56 (1.31) | 12.75 (1.23) | 2.74 |
| Gender | 0.28 | ||||
| Female | 789 (55.96) | 288 (56.25) | 228 (56.72) | 273 (55.04) | |
| Male | 621 (44.04) | 224 (43.75) | 174 (43.28) | 223 (44.96) | |
| Orphan-hood status | 10.57* | ||||
| Double orphan | 297 (21.06) | 104 (20.31) | 70 (17.41) | 123 (24.80) | |
| Maternal orphan | 302 (21.42) | 113 (22.07) | 79 (19.65) | 110 (22.18) | |
| Paternal orphan | 811 (57.52) | 295 (57.62) | 253 (62.94) | 263 (53.02) | |
| Household characteristics | |||||
| Number of people in the household (mean, SD) | 6.35 (2.79) | 6.32 (2.73) | 6.26 (2.62) | 6.47 (2.97) | 0.67 |
| Number of children in the household (mean, SD) | 3.18 (2.20) | 3.22 (2.17) | 3.11 (2.09) | 3.20 (2.32) | 0.34 |
| Family assets (mean, SD) | 9.73 (3.22) | 9.79 (3.29) | 9.52 (3.26) | 9.83 (3.12) | 1.16 |
| Family cohesion (mean, SD) | 23.50 (5.13) | 23.39 (5.06) | 23.27 (5.02) | 23.80 (5.27) | 1.40 |
| Availability of personal savings | 3.35 | ||||
| Yes | 433 (30.71) | 172 (33.59) | 120 (29.85) | 141 (28.43) | |
| No | 977 (69.26) | 340 (66.41) | 282 (70.15) | 355 (71.57) | |
| Caregiver type | 6.59 | ||||
| Biological parent | 552 (39.15) | 216 (42.19) | 160 (39.80) | 176 (35.48) | |
| Grandparent(s) | 516 (36.60) | 182 (35.55) | 137 (34.08) | 197 (39.72) | |
| Other relatives (i.e. aunt, uncle, siblings, in-laws) | 342 (24.26) | 114 (22.27) | 105 (26.12) | 123 (24.80) |