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Table 1 Group Differences of Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Caretakers

From: Sexual and reproductive health communication intervention for caretakers of adolescents: a quasi-experimental study in Unguja- Zanzibar

Characteristics

Experimental (n = 439)

Control (n = 397)

χ2

p

 

No.

%

No.

%

 

Sex

 Male

71

16.2

98

24.7

9.37

.002

 Female

368

83.8

299

75.3

Age in years

 Mean (SD)

46.09

10.8

45.34

11.0

11.92

.008

 35–39

157

35.8

165

41.6

 40–49

114

26.0

108

27.2

 50–59

114

26.0

65

16.4

 60+

54

12.3

59

14.9

Marital status

 Single

7

1.6

6

1.5

2.87

.41

 Married

381

86.8

358

90.2

 Divorced

12

2.7

6

1.5

 Widow/widower

39

8.9

27

6.8

Education level

 No formal education

74

16.9

118

29.7

19.5

<.001

 Primary education

170

38.7

133

33.5

 Secondary and higher education

195

44.4

146

36.8

Occupation

 Farmer/fisherman

211

48.1

219

55.2

4.53

.21

 Employed

43

9.8

37

9.3

 Petty business

111

25.3

87

21.9

 Housewife

74

16.9

54

13.6

Caretaker’s adolescents’ sex

 Caretakers having male adolescents only

115

26.2

100

25.2

3.07

.22

 Caretakers having female adolescents only

172

39.2

178

44.8

 Caretakers having both male and female adolescents

152

34.6

119

30.0

Relationship with adolescent

 Biological child

343

78.1

297

74.8

1.75

.42

 Child of other family member

20

4.6

17

4.3

 Both biological and of other family member

76

17.3

83

20.9