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Reason for non-participation of children
| Non-participation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 (n = 139)n (%) | Grade 5 (n = 189)n (%) | Total (n = 328)n (%) | |
| Child or parent refused to participate | 96 (69.1) | 149 (78.8) | 245 (74.7) |
| No show | 29 (20.9) | 15 (7.9) | 44 (13.4) |
| Child alone with no consent forms | 7 (5.0) | 22 (11.6) | 29 (8.8) |
| Moved or changed school | 3 (2.2) | 1 (0.5) | 4 (1.2) |
| Other reason | 2 (1.4) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (0.9) |
| No reason indicated | 2 (1.4) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (0.9) |
