Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants
Adolescents with parents affected by leprosy1) (n = 102) | Adolescents with parents unaffected by leprosy2)(n = 115) | p value3) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | |||
Gender | ||||||
Boys | 50 | (49.0) | 56 | (48.7) | .962 | |
Girls | 52 | (51.0) | 59 | (51.3) | ||
Age | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 13.8 | (1.6) | 14.5 | (1.3) | .002 | |
Category (years) | ||||||
11 | 6 | (5.9) | 3 | (2.6) | .003 | |
12 | 23 | (22.5) | 6 | (5.2) | ||
13 | 15 | (14.7) | 15 | (13.0) | ||
14 | 21 | (20.6) | 30 | (26.1) | ||
15 | 17 | (16.7) | 37 | (32.2) | ||
16 | 15 | (14.7) | 19 | (16.5) | ||
17 | 5 | (4.9) | 5 | (4.3) | ||
School grade 4) | ||||||
1-5 | 37 | (36.3) | 0 | (0.0) | <.001 | |
6-12 | 65 | (63.7) | 115 | (100.0) | ||
Residence of participants | ||||||
Hostel | 78 | (76.5) | ||||
Leprosarium | 24 | (23.5) | ||||
Participants with one or both parents affected by leprosy | ||||||
One parent | 61 | (59.8) | ||||
Both parents | 41 | (40.2) | ||||