Distribution of respondents based on Socio Demographic Characteristics

Age

age      
    Frequency Percent
Valid 9 30 3.30%
  10 108 12%
  11 211 23.40%
  12 210 23.30%
  13 179 19.90%
  14 97 10.80%
  15 48 5.30%
  16 10 1.10%
  17 7 0.80%
  Total 899 100%

At Baseline, a total of 899 potential respondents out of which 422 were from Nakeel
Primary School (experimental group) and 477 were from Ole Kasasi Primary School
(control group) were screened to determine their frequencies based on three
Socioeconomic status (age, gender and class). Based on age, the 9 year old respondents
were 30(3.30%). As age increased, the number of the respondents increased. Those aged
10 years were 108(12%) while the 11 year old were 211(23.40%). The 12-year old
respondents were 210 (23.30) the 13-year- olds were 179 (23.30%). Majority of the
respondents interviewed fell between the age 10 and 13 years and this was the age
bracket targeted for the study. The other respondents who whose age was above 13
years were 14 year-olds (10.8%), 15-year olds (5.30%), and 16-year olds (1.1%) and
finally 17-year-olds (0.8%).
Gender
gender      
    Frequency Percent
  female 434 48.30%
  male 465 51.70%
  Total 900 100%

Based on gender, the female respondents were 435 (48.40%) while the male respondents were 465
(51.70%).
Class

Class      
    Frequency Percent
4 178 19.80%
  5 254 28.20%
  6 214 23.80%
  7 253 28.10%
  Total 899 100%

Based on class the respondents interviewed were from class 4 to class 7. Those in class 4 were
178(19.80%), class 5 were 254 (28.20%), class 6 were 214 (23.80%) and finally 253 (28.10%).

LEVEL TWO COMBINING TWO VARIABLES

Age and Gender

age * gender         X2 df sig

Crosstabulation
Count         15.688 8 0.047
   gender      
 
   age female male  Total      
age 9 20(2.2%) 10(1.1%) 30(3.3%)      
  10 66(7.3%) 42(4.7%) 108(12.0%)      
  11 102(11.3% 109(12.1%) 211(23.5%)      
)
  12 95(10.6%) 115(12.8%) 210(23.4%)      
  13 77(8.6%) 102(11.3%) 179(19.9%)      
  14 47(5.2%) 50(5.6%) 97(10.8%)      
  15 21(2.3%) 27(3.0%) 48(5.3%)      
  16 3(0.3%) 7(0.8%) 10(1.1%)      
  17 3(0.3%) 3(0.3%) 6(0.7%)      
Total   434(48.3% 465(51.7%) 899(100.0%)      
)

Based on the interaction between age and gender, the 9-year old female respondents were 2.2% while
the male respondents were 1.1%. The 10-year old female respondents were 7.3% while male
respondents were 4.7%. The female respondents who were 11 years old were 11.3% while the male
were 12.1%. Furthermore, 12-year old respondents who were female were 10.6% while the male
respondents were 12.8%. The 13-year old female respondents were 8.6% while the male respondents
were 11.3%. Majority of the respondents were the male respondents between the age of 11 and 13
years. There was very few respondents who were above 13 years old. The 14-year old male
respondents were 5.6% while female respondents 5.2%. The 15-year old female respondents were 2.3%
while the male were 3.0%. The 16-year old and 17-year old were very few. The 16-year old female were
0.3% while the male respondents were 0.8%. Finally, the 17-year old female and male respondents had
the same proportion at 0.3%. In conclusion, the interaction age and gender of the respondents was
statistically significant (p=0.047).

Age and Class

age * Class Crosstabulation

Count                  
    Class       Total x2 df sig
<0.000
    4 5 6 7   628.4 24 1
age 9 23(2.6%) 7(0.8%) 0(0.0%) 0(0.0%) 30(3.3%)      
1
  0 80(8.9%) 14(1.6%) 8(0.9%) 6(0.7%) 108(12.0%)      
1 119(13.2
  1 35(3.9%) %) 38(4.25) 19(2.15) 211(23.5%)      
1
  2 27(3.0%) 73(8.1%) 71(7.9%) 39(4.3%) 210(23.4%)      
1
  3 10(1.1%) 32(3.6%) 70(7.8%) 67(7.5%) 179(19.9%)      
1
  4 3(0.3%) 7(0.8%) 19(2.1%) 68(7.6%) 97(10.8%)      
1
  5 0(0.0%) 2(0.2%) 4(0.4%) 42(4.7%) 48(5.35)      
1
  6 0(0.0%) 0(0.0%) 4(0.4%) 6(0.7%) 10(1.1%)      
1
  7 0(0.0%) 0(0.0%) 0(0.0%) 6(0.7%) 6(0.7%)      
254(28.1 214(23.8 253(28.1 899(100.0
Total   178(19.8%) %) %) %) %)      

When age and class of the respondents were combined, the 9-year old respondents in class 4 were
0.4%, while class 7 were 3.3%. There were no respondents in class 5 and 6 aged 9 years old. The 10-year
old respondents in class 4 were 8.9%, class 5 were 1.6%, and class 6 were 0.9% and class seven 0.7%.
The 11-year old respondents in class 4 were 3.9%, class 5 were 13.2%, class 6 were 4.25% and class 7
were 2.15%. The proportion of class 7 respondents aged 11 years constituted the majority (13.2%). The
12-year old respondents in class 4 had a proportion of 3.0%, while class 5 had 8.1%. Class 6 and 7 had
7.9% and 4.3% respectively. The 13-year old in class 4 were the least with a proportion of 1.1%. Class 5,
6 and 7 had 3.6%, 7.8% and 7.5% respectively. The 14-year old respondents in class 4 and 5 had the
least proportion of 0.3% and0.8% respectively. Class 6 had a proportion of 2.1% while class 7 7.6%.
There was none respondents aged 15, 16 and 17 years. The respondents aged 15 years in class 5 were
0.2%, class 6 were 0.4% while class 7 were 4.7%. There was no respondents in class 5 aged 16 and 17
years old. The 16 year old respondents in class 6 and 7 had a proportion of 0.4% and 0.75 respectively.
Finally there was no respondent in class 6 aged 17 years however, in class 7, the proportion of the
respondents were 0.7%. Overall, the interaction of the respondents based on age and class was
statistically significant (p< 0.001).

Class and Gender

Class * gender Crosstabulation

Coun
t
    gender   Total      
    female male Total x2 df Sig
178(19.8%
Class 4 111(12.3%) 67(7.5%) ) 19.48 3 <0.001
254(28.3%
  5 110(12.2%) 144(12.7%) )      
214(23.8%
  6 91(10.1%) 123(13.7%) )      
253(28.1%
  7 122(13.6%) 131(14.6%) )      
Total   434(48.3%) 465(51.7%) 899(100%)      

The proportion of female respondents in class 4 were almost twice (12.3%) that of the male respondents
(7.5%). In class 5, the male respondents were the majority with a proportion of 12.7% while the female
respondents were 12.2%. Furthermore, the male respondents in class were the majority with a
proportion of 13.7% while the female respondents were 10.1%. The female and male respondents in
class 7 had 13.6% and 14.6% respectively. The interaction of gender and class of the respondents was
statistically significant (p=0.001)