Variables | School feeding program | p-value× | |
---|---|---|---|
Non-beneficiaries (n = 145) | Beneficiaries (n = 145) | ||
Mean age (±SD) of the mothers | 34.6 ± 5.8 | 35.0 ± 6.7 | 0.873 |
Mother’s educational status (%) | |||
No formal education | 62.1 | 82.8 | < 0.001* |
Formal education | 37.9 | 17.2 | |
Mother’s occupation (%) | |||
House wife | 61.4 | 80.7 | < 0.001* |
Others | 38.6 | 19.3 | |
Father’s educational status (%) | |||
No formal education | 51.7 | 51.0 | 0.107 |
Formal education | 48.3 | 41.0 | |
Father’s occupation (%) | |||
Farmer | 69.0 | 88.3 | < 0.001* |
Others | 31,0 | 11.7 | |
Mean(±SD) family size | 7.3 ± 2.1 | 7.0 ± 1.5 | 0.069 |
Household wealth index (%) | |||
Lowest | 36.6 | 31.7 | 0.041* |
Middle | 30.3 | 34.5 | |
Highest | 33.1 | 33.8 | |
Mean(±SD) land size (hectare) | 1.15 ± 1.79 | 0.66 ± 0.67 | 0.003* |
Sex of the child (%) | |||
Male | 60.0 | 61.4 | 0.999 |
Female | 40.0 | 38.6 | |
Mean(±SD) age of the child (years) | 11.8 ± 1.1 | 12.3 ± 1.3 | 0.021* |