Table 1.
Background characteristics of the study participants by country (N = 1596)
| Variable (N = 1596) |
Tanzania, n (%) 891 (100) |
Uganda, n (%) 705 (100) |
Χ 2 (P‐value) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male | 518 (58) | 347 (49) | <0.001 |
| Female | 373 (42) | 358 (51) | |
| Age, mean ( ± SD) | 19.2 (±3.1) | 16.3 (±2.8) | <0.001a |
| Religion | |||
| Muslims | 216 (24) | 101 (14) | <0.001 |
| Christians | 675 (76) | 604 (86) | |
| Level of study | |||
| Form 1‐4 | 377 (42) | 444 (63) | <0.001 |
| Form 5‐6 | 123 (14) | 261 (37) | |
| College/university | 391 (44) | 0 (0) | |
| Monthly pocket money given (USD) | |||
| 0 (None) | 121 (14) | 45 (6) | <0.001 |
| <20 | 447 (50) | 539 (77) | |
| ≥20 | 318 (36) | 121 (17) | |
| Household items owned | |||
| No car/refrigerator/house for rent | 231 (26) | 144 (20) | <0.001 |
| Car and either refrigerator or house for rent | 353 (40) | 354 (50) | |
| Refrigerator and house for rent only | 241 (27) | 160 (23) | |
| House for rent only | 66 (7) | 47 (7) | |
| Body Mass Index categories (BMI)b | |||
| Normal | 692 (78) | 570 (81) | 0.139 |
| Underweight | 90 (10) | 48 (7) | |
| Overweight | 87 (10) | 71 (10) | |
| Obese | 21 (2) | 16 (2) | |
a
t test.
b
Missing observation.