Table 2 Demographic and background variables in intervention and control groups before the intervention
Variable | Subgroup | Intervention group (N = 74) N (%) | Control group (N = 76) N (%) | P –value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 15 | 14 (18.9) | 10 (13.2) | 0.707 |
16 | 21 (47.3) | 23 (43.4) | ||
17 | 22 (77) | 21 (71.1) | ||
18 | 17 (100) | 22 (100) | ||
Birth rate | 1 | 37 (50) | 33 (43.4) | 0.367 |
2 | 25 (83.8) | 34 (88.2) | ||
3 | 12 (100) | 9 (100) | ||
Fathers age | 35–45 | 29 (40.3) | 29 (44.6) | 0.608 |
Upper of 45 | 43 (100) | 36 (100) | ||
Mothers age | 30–40 | 33 (44.6) | 31 (43.1) | 0.851 |
Upper of 40 | 41 (100) | 41 (100) | ||
Fathers job | Unemployed | 5 (6.8) | 14 (18.4) | 0.077 |
Manual worker | 4 (12.2) | 8 (28.9) | ||
Employee | 12 (28.4) | 12 (44.7) | ||
Freelance job | 53 (100) | 42 (100) | ||
Mothers job | Housewife | 62 (83.8) | 58 (76.3) | 0.253 |
Manual worker | 12 (100) | 18 (100) | ||
Fathers education level | None and Primary | 18 (24.7) | 29 (40.8) | 0.112 |
Secondary or higher | 24 (57.5) | 17 (64.8) | ||
Highest education | 31 (100) | 25 (100) | ||
Mothers education level | None and Primary | 15 (20.3) | 21 (28) | 0.163 |
Secondary or higher | 22 (50) | 28 (65.3) | ||
Highest education | 37 (100) | 26 (100) |