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Table 2 Demographic Characteristics by Study Arm

From: Promoting gender equity in very young adolescents: targeting a window of opportunity for social emotional learning and identity development

 

Group A

(N=179)

Group B

(N= 158)

Group C

(N=191)

Total

(N=528)

p-value

 

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

 

Gender

        

0.330Ω

Boys

80

44.7

73

46.2

95

49.7

248

47.0

 

Girls

99

55.3

85

53.8

96

50.3

280

53.0

 

Age

        

0.250Ω

10

83

46.4

78

49.4

100

52.4

261

49.4

 

11

96

53.4

80

50.6

91

47.6

267

50.6

 

Grade

        

0.099Ψ

3rd

61

34.1

40

25.3

52

27.2

153

29.0

 

4th

67

37.4

81

51.3

93

48.7

241

45.6

 

5th

51

28.5

37

23.4

46

24.1

134

25.4

 

Live with Both Parents

        

0.551Ω

No

60

34.9

53

33.5

60

31.9

173

33.4

 

Yes

112

65.1

105

66.5

128

68.1

345

66.6

 

Total

179

33.9

158

29.9

191

36.2

528

100.0

 
 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

p-value

Household profile

Household Size

5.6 (2.8)

5.8 (2.5)

5.8 (2.4)

5.7 (2.6)

0.800Ï‚

Tanzanian Poverty Score (0-72)1

62.3 (11.6)

61.0 (11.8)

60.8 (11.5)

61.4 (11.6)

0.123Ï‚

Health

General Health Scale (1-4)

2.02 (0.99)

1.92 (0.99)

1.88 (0.96)

1.94 (0.98)

0.251Ï‚

Pubertal Development Scale Girls (0-3)2

0.75 (0.85)

0.84 (0.90)

0.88 (0.80)

0.82 (0.85)

0.200Ï‚

Pubertal Development Scale Boys (0-3)2

0.85 (0.92)

0.63 (0.79)

0.74 (0.76)

0.74 (0.82)

0.048Ï‚

  1. 1Summative score of items 2-10 of the Tanzanian Poverty Scorecard [61]. Higher score=higher wealth
  2. 2Modified three question self-report PDS; Higher score=higher development
  3. ΩChi-square test p-value for differences in baseline characteristics by group assignment
  4. ΨANOVA test p-value for differences in baseline characteristics by group assignment
  5. Ï‚T-test p-value for differences in baseline characteristics by group assignment
  6. *p <0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; significant p-values are bolded