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Table 1 Child characteristics of the study sample in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR and the pooled regional countries

From: ‘Fit for school’ – a school-based water, sanitation and hygiene programme to improve child health: Results from a longitudinal study in Cambodia, Indonesia and Lao PDR

 

Cambodia

Indonesia

Lao PDR

Regional (pooled)

 

FIT

(n = 241)

Control

(n = 237)

 

FIT

(n = 248)

Control

(n = 238)

 

FIT

(n = 279)

Control

(n = 256)

 

FIT

(n = 768)

Control

(n = 731)

 

Child characteristics

mean ± sd

mean ± sd

P*

mean ± sd

mean ± sd

P*

mean ± sd

mean ± sd

P*

mean ± sd

mean ± sd

P*

Age at baseline

6.6 ± 0.4

6.7 ± 0.5

0.143

6.8 ± 0.4

6.8 ± 0.4

0.129

6.7 ± 0.5

6.8 ± 0.6

0.026

6.7 ± 0.5

6.8 ± 0.5

0.003

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

Gender

  

0.780

  

0.100

  

0.088

  

0.034

 Boys

122 (50.6)

123 (51.9)

 

118 (47.6)

131 (55.0)

 

132 (47.3)

140 (54.7)

 

372 (48.4)

394 (53.9)

 

 Girls

119 (49.4)

114 (48.1)

 

130 (52.4)

107 (45.0)

 

147 (52.7)

116 (45.3)

 

396 (51.6)

337 (46.1)

 

Family sizea, b

  

0.115

  

0.350

  

0.751

  

0.166

 1 or no siblings

83 (34.4)

61 (25.7)

 

131 (53.0)

122 (51.5)

 

108 (38.7)

91 (35.6)

 

322 (42.0)

274 (37.5)

 

 2 siblings

64 (26.6)

73 (30.8)

 

77 (31.2)

66 (27.9)

 

95 (34.1)

92 (35.9)

 

236 (30.8)

231 (31.6)

 

 3 or more siblings

94 (39.0)

103 (43.5)

 

39 (15.8)

49 (20.7)

 

76 (27.2)

73 (28.5)

 

209 (27.2)

225 (30.8)

 
  1. * χ2-test
  2. a Measured at follow-up
  3. b Missing values: Cambodia: 0, Indonesia: 2, Lao PDR: 1