Table 1 Comparison of Socio-demographic characteristics of the adolescents in the intervention and non-intervention group
Variables | Intervention group | Non-Intervention group | x2 (P) |
|---|---|---|---|
|  | Frequency (%) n = 266 | Frequency (%) n = 248 |  |
Location | Â | Â | Â |
Rural | 127 (49.42) | 125 (50.81) | 0.098 (0.754) |
Urban | 130 (50.58) | 121 (49.19) | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 192 (72.18) | 159 (64.11) | 3.857 (0.051) |
Male | 74 (27.82) | 89 (35.89) | Â |
Age group | Â | Â | Â |
Early adolescent | 32 (12.03) | 39 (15.73) | 3.401 (0.183) |
Middle adolescent | 199 (74.81) | 187 (75.40) | Â |
Late adolescent | 35 (13.16) | 22 (8.87) | Â |
Level of schooling | Â | Â | Â |
Junior Secondary | 93 (34.96) | 99 (39.92) | 1.347 (0.246) |
Senior Secondary | 173 (65.04) | 149 (60.08) | Â |
Live with parent/guardian | Â | Â | Â |
No | 16 (6.06) | 13 (5.24) | 0.160 (0.689) |
Yes | 248 (93.94) | 235 (94.76) | Â |
Work for pay | Â | Â | Â |
No | 214 (81.06) | 206 (83.06) | 0.348 (0.555) |
Yes | 50 (18.94) | 42 (16.94) | Â |
Religious affiliation | Â | Â | Â |
Christian Roman Catholic | 106 (39.85) | 91 (36.99) | 1.66 (0.436) |
Christian protestants | 160 (60.15) | 155 (63.01) | Â |
Age (mean±SD) years | 15.60 (1.55) | 15.29 (1.52) | 2.3145 (0.9724) ^ |