Table 1.
Descriptive statistics: Independent variables.
| Characteristics | Female = 363 (100%) | Male = 214 (100%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| Participants | ||
| ≤ 15 years | 6 (1.7%) | 0 (0%) |
| 16–18 | 336 (92.6%) | 184 (86%) |
| ≥19 | 21 (5.8%) | 29 (13.6%) |
| Parents age | Mothers | Fathers |
| ≤ 39 | 179 (30%) | 35 (6%) |
| 40–59 | 357 (62%) | 422 (73%) |
| ≥60 | 16 (2.8%) | 94 (16%) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Tajik | 253 (69.7%) | 115 (53.7%) |
| Hazara | 13 (3.6%) | 20 (9.3%) |
| Pashtun | 33 (9%) | 26 (12%) |
| Ozbek | 34 (9.4%) | 38 (17.8%) |
| Turkman | 1 (0.3%) | 8 (3.7%) |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 341 (93.9%) | 206 (96.3%) |
| Married | 22 (6%) | 8 (3.7%) |
| Order of birth | ||
| ≤ 4 | 235 (64.7%) | 151 (70.6%) |
| 5–7 | 99 (27.3%) | 41 (19.2%) |
| ≥8 | 23 (6.3%) | 16 (7.5%) |
| Past educational deprivation | ||
| Yes | 30 (8.3%) | 22 (10.3%) |
| No | 328 (90.4%) | 192 (89%) |