Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants, SK State, Sudan
Variable |  | No (n = 2,302) | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Location | Urban | 436 | 18.9 |
| Â | Rural | 1866 | 81.1 |
Type of school (n = 36) | Boys | 9 | 25.0 |
| Â | Girls | 2 | 5.6 |
| Â | Mixed | 25 | 69.4 |
Grade | 1st | 328 | 14.2 |
| Â | 2nd | 337 | 14.6 |
| Â | 3rd | 332 | 14.4 |
| Â | 4th | 300 | 13.0 |
| Â | 5th | 310 | 13.5 |
| Â | 6th | 235 | 10.2 |
| Â | 7th | 257 | 11.2 |
| Â | 8th | 203 | 8.8 |
Gender | Female | 727 | 31.6 |
| Â | Male | 1575 | 68.4 |
Age | (Mean ± SD) | 10.2 | ±2.5 |
Father’s education | Illiterate | 979 | 42.5 |
| Â | Primary | 997 | 43.3 |
| Â | Intermediate | 137 | 6.0 |
| Â | Secondary | 128 | 5.6 |
| Â | University | 61 | 2.6 |
Mother’s education | Illiterate | 1,487 | 64.6 |
| Â | Primary | 653 | 28.4 |
| Â | Intermediate | 69 | 3.0 |
| Â | Secondary | 69 | 3.0 |
| Â | University | 24 | 1.0 |
Father’s occupation | Farmer | 1,089 | 47.3 |
| Â | Pasturer | 142 | 6.2 |
| Â | Manual worker | 429 | 18.6 |
| Â | Trader | 283 | 12.3 |
| Â | Gov employee | 190 | 8.3 |
| Â | Military | 169 | 7.3 |
Mother’s occupation | Housewife | 1,467 | 63.7 |
| Â | Farmer | 632 | 27.5 |
| Â | Manual worker | 81 | 3.5 |
| Â | Trader | 37 | 1.6 |
| Â | Gov employee | 74 | 3.2 |
| Â | Others | 11 | 0.5 |
Type of house | Fixed | 495 | 21.5 |
| Â | Huts | 1,807 | 78.5 |