Table 3.
Variable distribution and logistic regression of reenrolling in school after school closure due to COVID.
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean/Percentage | Both Sexes | Boys Only | Girls Only | Both Sexes | |
| Age | 16.15 (SD=1.73) | 0.64 * ** | 0.71 * ** | 0.57 * ** | 0.74 * ** |
| Female | 46% (N = 645) | 0.48 * ** | 1.00 | ||
| SES (score) | 2.61 (SD=2.03) | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.12 |
| Maternal Orphan | 4% (N = 52) | 1.09 | 0.79 | 1.11 | 1.17 |
| Paternal Orphan | 10% (N = 136) | 1.95 * | 3.28 | 1.48 | 2.00 |
| Lagging at school | 60% (N = 838) | 0.43 * ** | 0.35 * * | 0.49 * * | 0.31 * ** |
| Caregiver Schooling | 26% (N = 349) | 1.28 | 1.11 | 1.52 | 1.01 |
| Mchinji (Central) | 33% (N = 457) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Balaka (South) | 28% (N = 390) | 0.56 * * | 0.44 * * | 0.72 | 0.53 * * |
| Rumphi North) | 39% (N = 549) | 1.71 * | 1.59 | 1.96 * | 1.72 * |
| Married | 5% (N = 73) | 0.12 * ** | |||
| Has a child | 4% (N = 58) | 0.03 * ** | |||
| N | 1396 | 1396 | 751 | 645 | 1396 |
*p < 0.05, * *p < 0.01, * **p < 0.001; estimates are odds ratios; standard errors are clustered by early-childhood caregiver; missing values on predictors were handled using multiple imputation.