Table 1 Study participants Characteristics (N = 363)
Characteristics | Categories | Combined frequencies N (%) | Control (N = 180) Frequency (%) | Intervention (N = 183) Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group | Control | 180 (49.6) | Â | Â |
Intervention | 183 (50.4) | Â | Â | |
Age (years) | 14–16 | 72 (19.8) | 41 (22.8) | 31 (16.9) |
17–19 | 291 (80.2) | 139 (77.2) | 152 (83.1) | |
Social class | Lower | 239 (65.8 | 122 (67.8) | 117 (63.9) |
Middle | 116 (32.5) | 54 (30.0) | 64 (35.0) | |
Upper | 6 (1.7) | 4 (2.2) | 2 (1.1) | |
Grade | SHS One | 160 (44.1) | 74 (41.1) | 86 (47.0) |
SHS Two | 119 (32.8) | 67 (37.2) | 52 (28.4) | |
SHS Three | 84 (23.1) | 39 (21.7) | 45 (24.6) | |
Ethnicity | Dagombas | 268 (73.5) | 123 (68.3) | 145 (79.2) |
Gonjas | 31 (8.5) | 23 (12.8) | 8 (4.4) | |
Ashantis | 13 (3.6) | 7 (3.9) | 6 (3.3) | |
Others | 51 (14.1) | 27 (15.0) | 24 (13.1) | |
Religion | Islam | 302 (83.2) | 152 (84.4) | 150 (82.0) |
Christianity | 61 (16.8) | 28 (15.6) | 33 (18.0) | |
Birth order | 1–5 | 309 (85.1) | 153 (85.0) | 156 (85.2) |
6–10 | 47 (12.9) | 22 (12.2) | 25 (13.70 | |
Above 10 | 7 (1.9) | 5 (2.8) | 2 (1.1) | |
Household Members | 10 or less | 204 (56.2) | 96 (53.3) | 108 (59.0) |
11–20 | 106 (29.2) | 55 (30.6) | 51 (27.9) | |
Above 20 | 53 (14.6) | 29 (16.1) | 24 (13.1) |