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Table 2 Characteristics of the participants at 1-year follow-up

From: Effects of the Informed Health Choices secondary school intervention on the ability of lower secondary students in Kenya to think critically about health choices: 1-year follow-up of a cluster-randomized trial

  

Control schools (N = 40)

Intervention schools (N = 40)

Number of schools per district

   
 

Kisumu Central

5 (12.5%)

3 (7.5%)

 

Kisumu East

5 (12.5%)

5 (12.5%)

 

Kisumu West

13 (32.5%)

7 (17.5%)

 

Nyakach

11 (27.5%)

14 (35.0%)

 

Seme

7 (17.5%)

11 (27.5%)

Location

Rural

24 (60.0%)

24 (60.0%)

 

Urban

10 (25.0%)

9 (22.5%)

Ownership

Public

36 (90.0%)

36 (90.0%)

 

Private

4 (10.0%)

4 (10.0%)

Teachers

 

40

40

Completed CTH test

 

34 (85.0%)

33 (82.5%)

Educationa

Diploma

2 (5.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 

Degree

30 (75.0%)

32 (80.0%)

 

Masters

2 (5.0%)

1 (2.5%)

Gendera

Male

19 (47.5%)

20 (50.0%)

Students randomized

 

1498

1862

Completed CTH test

 

1077 (71.9%)

1369 (73.5%)

Completed CTH test per class

 

35 (29 to 41)

41 (32 to 47)

Class size

 

46 (38 to 55)

52 (45 to 62)

Gendera

Missing

1 (0.1%)

1 (0.1%)

 

Female

644 (59.8%)

637 (46.5%)

 

Male

432 (40.1%)

731 (53.4%)

Agea

 

15.5 (1.0)

15.4 (1.1)

Performance on end of term exam

Missing

43 (4.0%)

66 (4.8%)

 

Low

695 (64.5%)

798 (58.3%)

 

Moderate

603 (56.0%)

719 (52.5%)

 

High

157 (14.6%)

279 (20.4%)

  1. aData are for participants who took the test