Table 3 Demographic characteristics of the students
Characteristic | Level | Total (n = 145) | Intervention (n = 52) | Control (n = 93) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Tenth | 61(42) | 18(35) | 43(46) | 0.174 |
Eleventh | 84(58) | 34(65) | 50(54) | ||
the number of family members | Tow | 6(5) | 4(8) | 2(2) | 0.233 |
Three | 36(24) | 11(21) | 25(27) | ||
Four and more | 103(71) | 37(71) | 66(71) | ||
Location | City | 102(68) | 31(60) | 71(76) | 0.028 |
Rural | 43(32) | 21(40) | 22(24) | ||
Birth rank | One | 77(53) | 30(58) | 47(51) | 0.120 |
Two | 40(28) | 17(32) | 23(25) | ||
Three | 22(15) | 3(6) | 19(20) | ||
Four and more | 6(4) | 2(4) | 4(4) | ||
Father’s job | Manual worker | 19(15) | 10(20) | 9(10) | 0.084 |
Employee | 23(14) | 3(6) | 20(22) | ||
Self-employed | 73 (52.5) | 28)56( | 45(49) | ||
Farmer | 15(11) | 6(12) | 9(10) | ||
Other | 11(7.5) | 3(6) | 8(9) | ||
Mother’s job | Housewife | 136(93) | )47 (90) | 89(96) | 0.400 |
Employee | 2(1.5) | 1(2) | 1(1) | ||
Self-employed | 3(1.5) | 1)2) | 2(2) | ||
Other | 4(4) | 3(6) | 1(1) | ||
Father’s education | Primary or less | 29 (21) | 12(24) | 17(18) | 0.050 |
Secondary | 90(65) | 35(70) | 55(60) | ||
Tertiary | 23(14) | 3(6) | 20(22) | ||
Mother’s education | Primary or less | 29(20) | 16(31) | 13(14) | 0.029 |
Secondary | 104(72) | 34(65) | 70(76) | ||
Tertiary | 12(8) | 2(4) | 10(10) |