Characteristics | Non-absentees [n 1660] | Absentees [n 349] | P |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 51.8% | 46.4% | 0.067 |
   Female | 48.2% | 53.6% |  |
Age (Years) †| 14.8 (1.3) | 14.7 (1.3) | 0.277 |
Residence* | Â | Â | Â |
   Urban | 36.9% | 36.7% | 0.216 |
   Semi-urban | 28.5% | 32.7% |  |
   Rural | 34.6% | 30.7% |  |
Adolescent food insecurity | Â | Â | Â |
   Food secure | 82.1% | 67.0% | < 0.001 |
   Food insecure | 17.8% | 33.0% |  |
Severe household food insecurity | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 63.7% | 49.0% | < 0.001 |
   Yes | 36.3% | 51.0% |  |
Illness during the last one month before the survey | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 88.9% | 75.1% | < 0.001 |
   No | 11.1% | 24.9% |  |
Being part of female headed household | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 82.4% | 80.5% | 0.402 |
   Yes | 17.6% | 19.5% |  |
Number of days in a week the adolescent has to work for at least 1 hour†| 1.9(1.6) | 2.3(1.3) | < 0.001 |
The highest grade the adolescent aspires to complete†| 13.7(6.9) | 13.3(4.9) | 0.006 |
The highest grade attained at round 2 of the survey†| 6.2(2.5) | 5.9(2.3) | 0.047 |