Table 2.
Summary of participants in relation to educational outcomes at T2
| Characteristics at T1 | Outcomes measured at T2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child school drop-out (n = 1293) | MV | absenteeism (n = 1130) | MV | Academic achievement (n = 1054) | MV | ||
| Dropped out | Attending | ||||||
| N (%) | N (%) | Median (25th, 75th centile) | Mean (SD) | ||||
| 153 (11.8) | 1140 (88.2) | 5 (2, 11) | 62.5 (9.2) | ||||
| Child EBD | |||||||
| SDQ score (≥ 14) | 11 (7.4) | 58 (5.2) | 18 | 5 (3, 12) | 13 | 60.2 (6.3) | 9 |
| SDQ score < 14 | 138 (92.6) | 1068 (94.8) | 4 (2, 11) | 62.6 (9.3) | |||
| Mean maternal age in years (standard deviation) | 33.9 (5.51) | 33.5 (5.45) | 7 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Maternal literacy | |||||||
| Non-literate | 142 (93.4) | 997 (88.0) | 8 | 5 (2, 12) | 6 | 62.5 (9.3) | 6 |
| Literate | 10 (6.6) | 136 (12.0) | 3 (3, 5) | 62.3 (8.6) | |||
| Paternal literacy | |||||||
| Non-literate | 62 (42.5) | 400 (36.8) | 60 | 6 (3, 14) | 52 | 61.3 (9.2) | 50 |
| Literate | 84 (57.5) | 687 (63.2) | 4 (1, 9) | 63.2 (9.2) | |||
| Marital status | |||||||
| Monogamous | 116 (76.8) | 908 (81.0) | 21 | 5 (2, 12) | 18 | 62.8 (9.3) | 17 |
| Polygamous | 28 (18.5) | 160 (14.3) | 4 (2, 9) | 61.1 (8.9) | |||
| Divorced, widowed, separated | 7 (4.6) | 53 (4.7) | 4 (1, 6) | 62.1 (8.1) | |||
| Had hunger in preceding month | |||||||
| Yes | 12 (7.9) | 50 (4.4) | 9 | 5 (2, 11) | 7 | 62.1 (7.8) | 7 |
| No | 140 (92.1) | 1082 (95.6) | 5 (2, 11) | 62.5 (9.3) | |||
| Had emergency resource | |||||||
| No | 49 (32.2) | 322 (28.4) | 8 | 5 (2, 11) | 6 | 62.1 (9.1) | 6 |
| Yes | 103 (67.8) | 811 (71.6) | 5 (2, 11) | 62.7 (9.3) | |||
| Roof material | |||||||
| Thatched | 94 (61.8) | 601 (53.0) | 8 | 6 (3, 14) | 6 | 62.8 (9.7) | 6 |
| Corrugated iron | 58 (38.2) | 532 (47.0) | 3 (1, 8) | 62.2 (8.7) | |||
| Father’s khat use | |||||||
| Weekly | 104 (72.2) | 880 (82.7) | 83 | 5 (2, 12) | 75 | 62.3 (9.2) | 58 |
| Less than weekly | 40 (27.8) | 184 (17.3) | 3.5 (0, 8) | 63.6 (9.5) | |||
| Father’s alcohol use | |||||||
| Weekly | 30 (20.8) | 173 (16.2) | 85 | 3.5 (1, 7) | 73 | 64.6 (9.4) | 60 |
| Less than weekly | 114 (79.2) | 893 (83.8) | 5 (2, 12) | 62.2 (9.2) | |||
| Negative life event in the last 6 months | |||||||
| No life event | 108 (71.1) | 860 (75.9) | 8 | 5 (2, 12) | 6 | 62.5 (9.1) | 6 |
| 1 life event | 31 (20.4) | 196 (17.3) | 4 (2, 9) | 62.8 (9.8) | |||
| 2 or more | 13 (8.6) | 77 (6.8) | 3 (2, 8) | 61.2 (8.2) | |||
| Maternal CMD | |||||||
| SRQ score ≥ 6 | 20 (13.2) | 117 (10.3) | 8 | 5 (2, 11) | 6 | 62.0 (9.5) | 6 |
| SRQ score < 6 | 132 (86.8) | 1016 (89.7) | 5 (2, 11) | 62.6 (9.2) | |||
| Childbirth order | |||||||
| First | 16 (10.5) | 156 (13.8) | 0 | 4.5 (2, 14) | 0 | 62.8 (8.9) | 0 |
| Middle or last | 136 (89.5) | 977 (86.2) | 5 (2, 11) | 62.5 (9.3) | |||
| Sex of the child | |||||||
| Boy | 85 (55.6) | 590 (52.0) | 0 | 5 (2, 12) | 0 | 62.6 (9.2) | 0 |
| Girl | 68 (44.4) | 544 (48.0) | 4 (2, 10) | 62.4 (9.2) | |||
| Child nutritional status | |||||||
| Stunted | 53 (34.9) | 244 (21.6) | 11 | 5 (2, 10) | 9 | 62.3 (9.5) | 9 |
| Non-stunted | 99 (65.10 | 886 (78.4) | 4.5 (2, 11) | 62.6 (9.2) | |||
SDQ Strength and Difficulty Questionnaire, SRQ Self Reporting Questionnaire, MV missing value, T1 assessment time-point 1, T2 assessment time-point 2