Table 1 Cluster adjusted comparison of baseline socio-demographic characteristics of study participants by intervention status
Variable | Category | Control | Intervention | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 12 | 1679 (64.9) | 1691 (67.6) | |
13 | 701 (27.1) | 645 (25.8) | ||
14 | 208 (8.0) | 167 (6.7) | 0.4538 | |
Sex | Male | 1267 (49.7) | 1251 (49.1) | |
Female | 1282 (50.3) | 1260 (50.9) | 0.7543 | |
Class | 5 | 583 (33.9) | 902 (36.8) | |
6 | 1660 (66.1) | 1547 (63.2) | 0.2494 | |
Religion | Christian | 1315 (51.2) | 1233 (49.5) | |
Muslim | 1253 (48.8) | 1259 (50.5) | 0.7198 | |
Mothers education | No/primary incomplete | 241 (9.7) | 234 (9.6) | |
Primary | 743 (29.8) | 678 (27.9) | ||
Secondary | 504 (20.2) | 508 (20.9) | ||
Above secondary | 423 (17.0) | 442 (18.2) | ||
Don’t know | 582 (23.3) | 570 (23.4) | 0.8703 | |
Fathers education | No/primary incomplete | 177 (7.3) | 172 (7.3) | |
Primary | 501 (20.7) | 466 (19.7) | ||
Secondary | 522 (21.5) | 484 (20.5) | ||
Above secondary | 569 (23.5) | 569 (24.1) | ||
Don’t know | 657 (27.1) | 672 (28.4) | 0.8999 | |
School performance | Good performance | 2291 (91.1) | 2225 (91.7) | |
Poor performance | 223 (8.9) | 202 (8.3) | 0.3072 |