| Overall, n (%) | Male n (%) | Female n (%) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
 Boys | 460 (42.0) |  |  |  |
 Girls | 636 (58.0) |  |  |  |
Age in years, median (IQR) | 12 (11,13) | Â | Â | Â |
Pubertal age (Tanner 1–5) | ||||
 Tanner 1 | 130 (11.9) | 49 (10.6) | 81 (12.7) | 1 |
 Tanner 2 | 379 (34.6) | 168 (36.5) | 211 (33.2) |  |
 Tanner 3 | 487 (44.4) | 216 (47.1) | 271 (42.6) |  |
 Tanner 4 or 5 | 100 (9.1) | 27 (5.8) | 73 (11.5) | 0.007 |
Ever experienced menstruation (female only) | 155 (25.9) | – | 155 (25.9) | NA |
Ever experience wet dreams (male only) | 101 (22.5) | 101 (22.5) | – | NA |
Education level | ||||
  = Primary 5 only | 563 (51.4) | 240 (52.2) | 323 (50.8) |  |
  = Primary 6 only | 533 (48.6) | 220 (47.8) | 313 (49.2) | 0.650 |
Socio economic statusa | ||||
 Low | 315 (29.0) | 128 (28.2) | 187 (29.6) |  |
 Medium | 511 (47.1) | 215 (47.4) | 296 (46.8) |  |
 High | 260 (23.9) | 111 (24.4) | 149 (23.6) | 0.871 |
Religion | ||||
 Catholic | 405 (37.1) | 165 (36.0) | 240 (37.8) |  |
 Anglican | 507 (46.4) | 215 (46.9) | 292 (46.0) |  |
 Moslem | 101 (9.2) | 48 (10.5) | 53 (8.4) |  |
 Other | 80 (7.3) | 30 (6.6) | 50 (7.8) | 0.527 |
Location of school | ||||
 Rural | 896 (81.8) | 368 (80) | 529 (83.2) |  |
 Urban | 199 (18.2) | 92 (20) | 107 (16.8) | 0.178 |
Number of parents alive | ||||
 Both alive | 905 (82.6) | 378 (82.2) | 527 (82.9) |  |
 None/Single parent | 124 (17.4) | 82 (17.8) | 109 (17.1) | 0.767 |