Table 2 Characteristics of schoolchildren and caregivers in Dolakha and Ramechhap districts, Nepal, at baseline, March-May 2015
Characteristics | Control | SG-interventiona | Combined intervention (SG+)b | Total | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[n, (%)] | [n, (%)] | [n, (%)] | |||
Children’s demographic characteristics | |||||
Sex | |||||
Female | 156 (47.3) | 77 (43.0) | 106 (53.3) | 339 (47.9) | 0.13 |
Male | 174 (52.7) | 102 (57.0) | 93 (46.7) | 369 (52.1) | |
Age groups | |||||
Age group 1 (8–12 years) | 47 (14.2) | 29 (16.2) | 32 (16.1) | 108 (15.3) | 0.78 |
Age group 2 (13–17 years) | 283 (85.8) | 150 (83.8) | 167 (83.9) | 600 (84.7) | |
Caregivers demographic characteristics | |||||
Caregivers education | |||||
No formal schooling | 80 (26.6) | 58 (48.0) | 72 (51.4) | 210 (37.4) | < 0.01 |
Primary education | 72 (24.0) | 36 (29.8) | 36 (25.7) | 144 (25.6) | |
Secondary education | 94 (31.2) | 22 (18.2) | 27 (19.3) | 143 (25.4) | |
Higher education | 55 (18.3) | 5 (4.1) | 5 (3.4) | 65 (11.6) | |
Caregivers ethnicity | |||||
Brahmin | 28 (9.3) | 52 (37.1) | 21 (17.4) | 101 (18.0) | < 0.01 |
Chhetri | 102 (33.9) | 56 (46.3) | 52 (37.1) | 210 (37.4) | |
Newar | 15 (5.0) | 14 (11.6) | 4 (2.9) | 33 (5.9) | |
Tamang | 152 (50.5) | 30 (24.8) | 31 (22.1) | 213 (37.9) | |
Janajati | 4 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 5 (0.9) | |
Caregivers occupation | |||||
No occupation | 21 (7.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.9) | 25 (4.5) | < 0.01 |
Farmer | 235 (78.1) | 96 (79.3) | 127 (90.7) | 458 (81.5) | |
Public service | 17 (5.7) | 17 (14.1) | 5 (3.6) | 39 (6.9) | |
Business owner | 28 (9.3) | 8 (6.6) | 4 (2.9) | 40 (7.1) | |
Socioeconomic characteristics | |||||
Roof materials | |||||
Corrugated iron roof | 272 (90.4) | 59 (48.8) | 84 (60.0) | 415 (73.8) | < 0.01 |
Wood and tiles | 29 (9.6) | 62 (51.2) | 56 (40.0) | 147 (26.2) | |
Wall materials | |||||
Wood | 41 (13.6) | 15 (12.4) | 10 (7.1) | 66 (11.7) | 0.05 |
Corrugated iron | 47 (15.6) | 12 (9.9) | 30 (21.4) | 89 (15.8) | |
Bricks | 213 (70.8) | 94 (77.7) | 100 (71.4) | 407 (72.4) | |
Floor materials | |||||
Mud | 270 (89.7) | 115 (95.0) | 139 (99.3) | 524 (93.2) | < 0.01 |
Cement | 31 (10.3) | 6 (5.0) | 1 (0.7) | 38 (6.8) | |
Energy for cooking | |||||
Charcoal/wood | 254 (84.4) | 96 (79.3) | 123 (87.9) | 473 (84.2) | 0.17 |
Electricity | 47 (15.6) | 25 (20.7) | 17 (12.1) | 89 (15.8) | |
Socioeconomic status | |||||
High | 28 (9.3) | 15 (12.4) | 6 (4.3) | 49 (8.7) | < 0.01 |
Middle | 96 (31.9) | 62 (51.2) | 57 (40.7) | 215 (38.3) | |
Poor | 177 (58.8) | 44 (36.4) | 77 (55.0) | 298 (53.0) | |
Own agricultural land | 283 (94.0) | 112 (92.7) | 116 (82.9) | 511 (90.9) | < 0.01 |
Total production | |||||
≤ 10% | 13 (4.3) | 9 (7.4) | 22 (15.7) | 44 (7.8) | < 0.01 |
10–30% | 14 (4.7) | 3 (2.5) | 3 (2.1) | 20 (3.6) | |
≥ 30% | 274 (91.0) | 109 (90.1) | 115 (82.1) | 498 (88.6) | |
Possession of domestic animals | 283 (94.0) | 105 (86.8) | 119 (85.0) | 507 (90.2) | < 0.01 |