|
Characteristic
|
Number in group N = 1505
|
Absenteeism% N = 404
|
Unadjusted OR (95% CI)
|
|---|
|
Gender
| | | |
|
Female
|
729
|
26.9
|
Reference
|
|
Male
|
757
|
34.8
|
0.69 (0.54-0.87)
|
|
Age
| | | |
|
12–14
|
1027
|
69.7
|
Reference
|
|
15–17
|
478
|
30.0
|
0.98 (0.76-1.27)
|
|
Ethnicity
| | | |
|
Sinhala
|
1316
|
29.1
|
Reference
|
|
Tamil
|
153
|
50.4
|
2.47 (1.66-3.65)
|
|
Muslim
|
33
|
17.2
|
0.50 (0.19-1.33)
|
|
Type of school
| | | |
|
Type 1AB
|
134
|
12.6
|
Reference
|
|
Type 1C
|
640
|
30.1
|
2.99 (1.58-5.62)
|
|
Type 2
|
693
|
34.0
|
3.56 (1.90-6.67)
|
|
Type 3
|
38
|
28.9
|
2.81 (1.11-7.11)
|
|
Maternal education
| | | |
|
Less than grade 6
|
533
|
29.3
|
1.78 (1.21-2.61)
|
|
Grade 6 to O/L
|
598
|
28.9
|
2.75 (1.87-4.05)
|
|
More than O/L
|
262
|
18.5
|
Reference
|
|
Paternal education
| | | |
|
Less than grade 6
|
541
|
37.3
|
2.17 (1.39-3.37)
|
|
Grade 6 to O/L
|
556
|
28.7
|
3.20 (2.06-4.96)
|
|
More than O/L
|
226
|
15.6
|
Reference
|
|
Area of residence
| | | |
|
Rural
|
1,270
|
29.1
|
Reference
|
|
Suburban/urban
|
79
|
33.8
|
1.24 (0.74-2.06)
|
|
Coastal/plantations
|
135
|
46.5
|
2.11 (1.40-3.19)
|
|
Main caregiver
| | | |
|
Mother/Father
|
1,407
|
31.3
|
Reference
|
|
Others
|
90
|
21.3
|
0.59 (0.33-1.04)
|
|
Conflict exposure
| | | |
|
No exposure
|
1,327
|
30.1
|
Reference
|
|
Any exposure
|
120
|
36.2
|
1.32 (0.88-1.97)
|
|
Tsunami exposure
| | | |
|
No exposure
|
1,369
|
29.6
|
Reference
|
|
Any exposure
|
65
|
49.1
|
2.29 (1.36-3.84)
|
|
Conflict and tsunami exposure
| | | |
|
Exposure to conflict and tsunami
|
15
|
46.1
|
-
|
|
Mental disorder
| | | |
|
No disorder
|
1,352
|
28.6
|
Reference
|
|
Any psychiatric disorder
|
127
|
49.1
|
2.40 (1.63-3.55)
|
|
Conduct disorder
|
87
|
48.6
|
2.29 (1.43-3.65)
|
|
Emotional disorder
|
41
|
51.2
|
2.48 (1.30-4.70)
|
|
Hyperactivity disorder
|
10
|
44.4
|
1.83 (0.49-6.87)
|
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CI Confidence Interval, OR Odds Ratio.
- Note: Absenteeism was calculated as the total number of days absent from the total number of available school days with a cut-off at 20%.
- Note: Statistically significant odds ratios are highlighted.
