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Table 2 Summary of participants in relation to educational outcomes at T2

From: Impact of child emotional and behavioural difficulties on educational outcomes of primary school children in Ethiopia: a population-based cohort study

Characteristics at T1

Outcomes measured at T2

Child school drop-out (n = 1293)

MV

absenteeism (n = 1130)

MV

Academic achievement (n = 1054)

MV

Dropped out

Attending

N (%)

N (%)

Median (25th, 75th centile)

Mean (SD)

153 (11.8)

1140 (88.2)

5 (2, 11)

62.5 (9.2)

Child EBD

 SDQ score (≥ 14)

11 (7.4)

58 (5.2)

18

5 (3, 12)

13

60.2 (6.3)

9

 SDQ score < 14

138 (92.6)

1068 (94.8)

4 (2, 11)

62.6 (9.3)

Mean maternal age in years (standard deviation)

33.9 (5.51)

33.5 (5.45)

7

 

2

 

6

Maternal literacy

 Non-literate

142 (93.4)

997 (88.0)

8

5 (2, 12)

6

62.5 (9.3)

6

 Literate

10 (6.6)

136 (12.0)

3 (3, 5)

62.3 (8.6)

Paternal literacy

 Non-literate

62 (42.5)

400 (36.8)

60

6 (3, 14)

52

61.3 (9.2)

50

 Literate

84 (57.5)

687 (63.2)

4 (1, 9)

63.2 (9.2)

Marital status

 Monogamous

116 (76.8)

908 (81.0)

21

5 (2, 12)

18

62.8 (9.3)

17

 Polygamous

28 (18.5)

160 (14.3)

4 (2, 9)

61.1 (8.9)

 Divorced, widowed, separated

7 (4.6)

53 (4.7)

4 (1, 6)

62.1 (8.1)

Had hunger in preceding month

 Yes

12 (7.9)

50 (4.4)

9

5 (2, 11)

7

62.1 (7.8)

7

 No

140 (92.1)

1082 (95.6)

5 (2, 11)

62.5 (9.3)

Had emergency resource

 No

49 (32.2)

322 (28.4)

8

5 (2, 11)

6

62.1 (9.1)

6

 Yes

103 (67.8)

811 (71.6)

5 (2, 11)

62.7 (9.3)

Roof material

 Thatched

94 (61.8)

601 (53.0)

8

6 (3, 14)

6

62.8 (9.7)

6

 Corrugated iron

58 (38.2)

532 (47.0)

3 (1, 8)

62.2 (8.7)

Father’s khat use

 Weekly

104 (72.2)

880 (82.7)

83

5 (2, 12)

75

62.3 (9.2)

58

 Less than weekly

40 (27.8)

184 (17.3)

3.5 (0, 8)

63.6 (9.5)

Father’s alcohol use

 Weekly

30 (20.8)

173 (16.2)

85

3.5 (1, 7)

73

64.6 (9.4)

60

 Less than weekly

114 (79.2)

893 (83.8)

5 (2, 12)

62.2 (9.2)

Negative life event in the last 6 months

 No life event

108 (71.1)

860 (75.9)

8

5 (2, 12)

6

62.5 (9.1)

6

 1 life event

31 (20.4)

196 (17.3)

4 (2, 9)

62.8 (9.8)

 2 or more

13 (8.6)

77 (6.8)

3 (2, 8)

61.2 (8.2)

Maternal CMD

 SRQ score ≥ 6

20 (13.2)

117 (10.3)

8

5 (2, 11)

6

62.0 (9.5)

6

 SRQ score < 6

132 (86.8)

1016 (89.7)

5 (2, 11)

62.6 (9.2)

Childbirth order

 First

16 (10.5)

156 (13.8)

0

4.5 (2, 14)

0

62.8 (8.9)

0

 Middle or last

136 (89.5)

977 (86.2)

5 (2, 11)

62.5 (9.3)

Sex of the child

 Boy

85 (55.6)

590 (52.0)

0

5 (2, 12)

0

62.6 (9.2)

0

 Girl

68 (44.4)

544 (48.0)

4 (2, 10)

62.4 (9.2)

Child nutritional status

 Stunted

53 (34.9)

244 (21.6)

11

5 (2, 10)

9

62.3 (9.5)

9

 Non-stunted

99 (65.10

886 (78.4)

4.5 (2, 11)

62.6 (9.2)

  1. SDQ Strength and Difficulty Questionnaire, SRQ  Self Reporting Questionnaire, MV missing value, T1 assessment time-point 1, T2 assessment time-point 2