Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants (n = 226)
Variables | Characteristics | Total sample (n = 226) | Intervention group (n = 113) | Control group(n = 113) | p-value§ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Age category | 12–14 | 88 (38.9) | 42 (47.7) | 46 (52.3) | 0.58 |
15–17 | 138 (61.1) | 71 (51.3) | 67 (48.5) | ||
Ethnicity | Advantaged ethnic group | 152 (67.3) | 84 (55.3) | 68 (44.7) | 0.02* |
Disadvantaged ethnic group | 74 (32.7) | 29 (39.2) | 45 (60.8) | ||
Sex | Male | 136 (60.2) | 66 (48.5) | 70 (51.5) | 0.58 |
Female | 90 (39.8) | 47 (52.2) | 43 (47.8) | ||
Religion | Hindu | 202 (89.4) | 105 (51.9) | 97 (48.1) | 0.08 |
Non-Hindu | 24 (10.6) | 8 (33.3) | 16 (66.7) | ||
Family type | Nuclear | 94 (41.6) | 37 (39.4) | 57 (60.6) | < 0.01* |
Joint/extended | 132 (58.4) | 76 (57.6) | 56 (42.4) | ||
Fathers’ education | Primary or lower | 37 (16.4) | 14 (37.8) | 23 (62.2) | 0.24 |
Lower secondary | 52 (23.0) | 26 (50.0) | 26 (50.0) | ||
Higher secondary or above | 137 (60.6) | 73 (53.3) | 64 (46.7) | ||
Mothers’ education | Primary or lower | 52 (23.0) | 23 (44.2) | 29 (55.8) | 0.59 |
Lower secondary | 73 (32.3) | 39 (53.4) | 34 (46.6) | ||
Higher secondary or above | 101 (44.7) | 51 (50.5) | 50 (49.5) | ||
Parents occupation | Job | 52 (23.0) | 34 (65.4) | 18 (34.6) | 0.04* |
Agriculture | 54 (23.9) | 24 (44.4) | 30 (55.6) | ||
Foreign employee/labor | 120 (53.1) | 55 (45.8) | 65 (54.2) |