Table 3 PAQ-A and CDI scores by type of school, sex, level of adolescence and class of study

Type of school

Private (n = 500)

14.2 ±3.5

1.6 ± 0.3

Public (n = 600)

11. 6 ± 4.1

2.8 ± 0.7

t

11.1847

35.6959

p value

<0.0001

<0.0001

Sex

Males (n = 538)

8.8 ± 3.9

3.6 ± 0.6

Females (n = 562)

13.5 ± 6.7

1.4 ± 0.4

t

14.1386

71.8344

p value

<0.0001

<0.0001

Level of adolescence

Younger adolescents (n = 688)

9.3 ± 3. 2

3.1 ± 0.8

Older adolescents (n = 412)

12.1 ± 5.4

2.2 ± 0.5

t

10.7995

20.555

p value

<0.0001

<0.0001

Class level

SS1 (n = 347)

7.3 ± 2.2

2.4 ± 0.3

SS2 (n = 691)

9.7 ± 3.8

2.4 ± 0.4

SS3 (n = 62)

12.6 ± 4.5

1.8 ± 0.2

F

90.8591

80.2367

p values

<0.0001

0.003