Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of study participants within the intervention and waitlist/control group.
| Caregiver Demographics | Total (n = 289) | Intervention (n = 197) |
Waitlist/Control (n = 92) |
p-Value | Chi2, t-Test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD); n (%) | Mean (SD); n (%) | Mean (SD); n (%) | ||||
| Age (in years) | 35.8 (5.86) |
35.3 (5.32) |
36.7 (6.85) |
0.065 | t285 = −1.850 | |
| Gender | Male | 7 (2%) |
5 (3%) |
2 (2%) |
0.851 | χ2 = 0.035 |
| Female | 280 (98%) |
192 (97%) |
90 (98%) |
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| Relationship to child | Mother | 274 (96%) |
185 (95%) |
89 (97%) |
0.691 | χ2 = 2.245 |
| Father | 7 (2.4%) |
5 (2.6%) |
2 (2.2%) |
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| Sister | 2 (0.7%) |
1 (0.5%) |
1 (1.1%) |
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| Tutor | 2 (0.7%) |
2 (1%) |
0 | |||
| Other | 2 (0.7%) |
2 (1%) |
0 | |||
| Marital status | Married | 275 (95%) |
191 (97%) |
84 (91%) |
0.152 | χ2 = 6.713 |
| Divorced | 7 (2%) |
4 (2%) |
3 (3%) |
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| Single | 1 (0.3%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (1%) |
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| Cohabiting | 1 (0.3%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (1%) |
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| Widow | 5 (1.7%) |
2 (1%) |
3 (3%) |
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| Education | Primary school or less | 92 (32%) |
63 (32%) |
29 (32%) |
0.676 | χ2 = 3.159 |
| Some high school | 46 (16%) |
30 (15%) |
16 (18%) |
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| Completed high school | 79 (28%) |
59 (30%) |
20 (22%) |
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| Trade/technical college qualification | 19 (7%) |
12 (6%) |
7 (8%) |
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| University degree | 45 (16%) |
29 (15%) |
16 (18%) |
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| Post-graduate | 6 (2%) |
3 (2%) |
3 (3%) |
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| Partner’s education | Primary school or less | 105 (38%) |
71 (37%) |
34 (40%) |
0.619 | χ2 = 3.532 |
| Some high school | 51 (18%) |
38 (20%) |
13 (15%) |
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| Completed high school | 55 (20%) |
38 (20%) |
17 (20%) |
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| Trade/technical college qualification | 16 (6%) |
12 (6%) |
4 (5%) |
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| University degree | 38 (14%) |
27 (14%) |
11 (13%) |
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| Post-graduate | 14 (5%) |
7 (4%) |
7 (8%) |
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| Work status | Full time | 25 (9%) |
19 (10%) |
6 (7%) |
0.824 | χ2 = 1.517 |
| Part time | 33 (12%) |
22 (12%) |
11 (12%) |
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| Not working but looking for a job | 46 (17%) |
29 (15%) |
17 (19%) |
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| Home based paid work | 25 (9%) |
16 (9%) |
9 (10%) |
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| Not working | 148 (53%) |
102 (54%) |
46 (52%) |
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| Partner’s work status | Full time | 182 (67%) |
125 (67%) |
57 (67%) |
0.055 | χ2 = 7.603 |
| Part time | 53 (20%) |
41 (22%) |
12 (14%) |
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| Not working but looking for a job | 22 (8%) |
15 (8%) |
7 (8%) |
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| Not working | 15 (6%) |
6 (3%) |
9 (11%) |
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| Country of origin (COO) | Iran | 178 (63%) |
122 (65%) |
56 (61%) |
0.474 | χ2 = 1.493 |
| Afghanistan | 101 (36%) |
65 (34%) |
36 (39%) |
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| Pakistan | 2 (1%) |
2 (1%) |
0 (0%) |
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| Years in Iran (if COO not Iran) | 15.1 (13.86) |
15.0 (13.47) |
15.4 (14.80) |
0.906 | t102 = −0.118 | |
| Number of children | 2.2 (1.14) |
2.2 (1.17) |
2.2 (1.08) |
0.897 | t277 = −0.130 | |
| Child demographics | ||||||
| Age of child taking part in the programme (in years) | 9.7 (1.67) |
9.7 (1.62) |
9.8 (1.77) |
0.764 | t286 = −0.3 | |
| Gender of child in the programme | Male | 126 (44%) |
78 (40%) |
48 (52%) |
0.048 | χ2 = 3.898 |
| Female | 162 (56%) |
118 (60%) |
44 (48%) |
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