Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants in the intervention and control groups
Variables | Intervention group | Control group | t (df)/X2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ||||
 Mean (SD) | 15.12 (1.13) | 14.72 (1.17) | 1.23 (48) | 0.23 |
Gender n (%) | ||||
 Male | 9 (36) | 9 (36) | 0.00 (1) | 1.00 |
 Female | 16 (64) | 16 (64) |  |  |
Marital status of parents n (%) | ||||
 Married | 16 (64) | 15 (60) | 0.09 (1) | 1.00 |
 Others | 9 (36) | 10 (40) |  |  |
Family type n (%) | ||||
 Monogamous | 16 (64) | 22 (88) |  | 0.10* |
 Polygamous | 9 (36) | 3 (12) |  |  |
Living with | ||||
 Parents | 14 (56) | 14 (56) |  | 1.00* |
 Others | 11 (44) | 11 (44) |  |  |
Mother’s education | ||||
 Below secondary school | 2 (8) | 0 (0) |  | 0.72* |
 Above secondary school | 22 (88) | 21 (84) |  |  |
Father’s education | ||||
 Below secondary school | 6 (24) | 4 (16) |  | 0.49* |
 Above secondary school | 15 (60) | 17 (68) |  |  |
Wealth Index | 6.13 (1.68) | 7.54 (1.73) | − 1.43 (48) | 0.16 |