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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample

From: Assessment of a website aimed at providing information on mental health to secondary school students in Can Tho city, Vietnam

Characteristics

Total

Boys

Girls

P

n

%

N

%

n

%

 

Total

643

100

318

49.5

325

50.5

 

Age (mean ± SD)

16.99 ± 0.86

17.03 ± 0.89

16.96 ± 0.83

0.341a

Age group

      

0.042b

 16

228

35.5

114

35.85

114

35.08

 

 17

203

31.6

87

27.36

116

35.69

 

 18–20

212

32.9

117

36.79

95

29.23

 

Type of school

    

0.208b

 Specialized

211

32.8

99

31.1

112

34.5

 

 Regular

432

67.2

219

68.9

213

65.5

 

Grade

    

0.027b

 10

231

35.9

116

36.5

115

35.4

 

 11

201

31.3

85

26.7

116

35.7

 

 12

211

32.8

117

36.8

94

28.9

 
  1. at-test was used to compare differences in mean of age according to sex
  2. bX2 was used to compare differences in age groups, types of school and grades according to sex