Table 1 Summary of participants in relation to educational outcome at T1
Characteristics at T0 | Child school drop-out at T1 (n = 1662) | MV | |
|---|---|---|---|
Dropped out N (%) | Attending N (%) | ||
336 (20.2) | 1326 (79.8) | ||
Child EBD | |||
High SDQ (≥ 14) | 21 (6.3) | 95 (7.2) | 14 |
Low SDQ (< 14) | 311 (93.7) | 1222 (92.8) | |
Mean maternal age in years (standard deviation) | 34.0 (6.0) | 33.0 (6.0) | 5 |
Maternal literacy | |||
Non-literate | 307 (91.6) | 1100 (83.3) | 6 |
Literate | 28 (8.4) | 221 (16.7) | |
Paternal literacy | |||
Non-literate | 148 (46.7) | 423 (33.3) | 75 |
Literate | 169 (53.3) | 847 (66.7) | |
Marital status | |||
Monogamous | 263 (78.5) | 1089 (82.4) | 6 |
Polygamous | 54 (16.1) | 182 (13.8) | |
Divorced, widowed, separated | 18 (5.4) | 50 (3.8) | |
Had hunger in preceding month | |||
Yes | 42 (12.5) | 80 (6.1) | 6 |
No | 293 (87.5) | 1241 (93.9) | |
Had emergency resources | |||
No | 164 (48.9) | 485 (36.7) | 6 |
Yes | 171 (51.1) | 836 (63.3) | |
Roof material | |||
Thatched roof | 242 (72.2) | 809 (61.2) | 6 |
Corrugated iron | 93 (27.8) | 512 (38.8) | |
Father’s khat use | |||
Weekly | 264 (83.5) | 976 (76.9) | 77 |
Less than weekly | 52 (16.5) | 293 (23.1) | |
Father’s alcohol use | |||
Weekly | 55 (17.4) | 185 (14.6) | 77 |
Less than weekly | 261 (82.6) | 1084 (85.4) | |
Negative life event in the last 6 months | |||
No life event | 272 (81.9) | 1065 (81.2) | 18 |
1 life event | 48 (14.5) | 184 (14.0) | |
2 or more | 12 (3.6) | 63 (4.8) | |
Maternal mental health | |||
SRQ score ≥ 6 | 19 (5.7) | 54 (4.1) | 6 |
SRQ score < 6 | 316 (94.3) | 1267 (95.9) | |
Childbirth order | |||
First | 26 (7.7) | 212 (16.0) | 0 |
Middle or last | 310 (92.3) | 1114 (84.0) | |
Sex of the child | |||
Boy | 201 (59.8) | 670 5(0.6) | 0 |
Girl | 135 (40.2) | 654 (49.4) | |
Child age mean standard deviations | 6.5 (0.04) | 6.5 (0.04) | 0 |
Child nutritional status (height for age) | |||
Stunted | 111 (33.4) | 297 (46.0) | 15 |
Non-stunted | 221 (66.6) | 1018 (77.4) | |