Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants and the household heads

Characteristics of participants

Age group

 10–14 years

130 (52.85%)

(46.49–59.22%)

106 (43.09%)

(36.81–49.53%)

0.1356

 15–19 years

116 (47.15%)

(40.78–53.60%)

140 (56.91%)

(50.47–63.19%)

0.1196

Gender

 Male

135 (54.88%)

(48.43–61.21%)

136 (55.28%)

(48.84–61.60%)

0.9472

 Female

111 (45.12%)

(38.79–51.57%)

110 (44.72%)

(38.40–51.16%)

0.9523

Ethnicity

 Pular

46 (18.70%)

(14.03–24.14%)

43 (17.48%)

(12.95–22.81%)

0.8813

 Malinke

171 (69.51%)

(63.35–75.20%)

181 (73.58%)

(67.60–78.98%)

0.3973

 Bambara

17 (6.91%)

(4.08–10.83%)

8 (3.25%)

(1.41–6.30%)

0.7136

 Others^‡

12 (4.88%)

(2.54–8.37%)

14 (5.69%)

(3.15–9.36%)

0.9269

Occupation

 Student

161 (65.45%)

(59.14–71.37%)

134 (54.47%)

(48.02–60.81%)

0.0548

 Maid

46 (18.70%)

(14.03–24.14%)

35 (14.23%)

(10.11–19.23%)

0.5937

 Apprentice*

13 (5.28%)

(2.84–8.87%)

48 (19.51%)

(14.75–25.02%)

0.2199

 Gold digger

18 (7.32%)

(4.39–11.32%)

13 (5.28%)

(2.84–8.87%)

0.8197

 Others†

8 (3.25%)

(1.41–6.31%)

16 (6.50%)

(3.76–10.35%)

0.7402

Characteristics of household head

Age

 23–33

26 (10,57%)

(7.02–15.10%)

27 (10,98%)

(7.36–15.57%)

0.9616

 34–43

57 (23,17%)

(18.05–28.95%)

61 (24,80%)

(19.53–30.68%)

0.8359

 44–53

74 (30,08%)

(24.42–36.23%)

55 (22,36%)

(17.31–28.09%)

0.3275

 54–63

52 (21,14%)

(16.20–26.78%)

79 (32,11%)

(26.32–38.34%)

0.1701

 64–87

16 (6,50%)

(3.76–10.35%)

24 (9,76%)

(6.35–14.17%)

0.7166

 Missing

21 (8,54%)

(5.36–12.75%)

0 (0,00%)

-

Gender

 Male

222 (90,24%)

(85.83–93.65%)

209 (84,96%)

(79.87–89.18%)

0.0956

 Female

24 (9,76%)

(6.35–14.17%)

37 (15,04%)

(10.82–20.13%)

0.5487

Education level

 None

79 (32.11%)

(26.32–38.34%)

74 (30,08%)

(24.42–36.23%)

0.7864

 Koranic school

75 (30.49%)

(24.80–36.65%)

86 (34,96%)

(29.01–41.28%)

0.5470

 Primary

69 (28.05%)

(22.53–34.11%)

62 (25,20%)

(19.90–31.11%)

0.7128

 Secondary

20 (8.13%)

(5.04–12.28%)

20 (8,13%)

(5.04–12.28%)

1.0000

 University

3 (1.22%)

(0.25–3.52%)

4 (1,63%)

(0.44–4.11%)

0.9642

Matrimonial status

 Single

7 (2.85%)

(1.15–5.78%)

8 (3.25%)

(1.41–6.31%)

0.9642

 Married

237 (96.34%)

(93.17–98.31%)

229 (93.09%)

(89.17–95.92%)

0.1160

 Other

2 (0.81%)

(0.10–2.91%)

9 (3.66%)

(1.69–6.83%)

0.8345

Wealth index

 Poorest

61 (24,80%)

(19.53–30.68%)

37 (15,04%)

(10.82–20.13%)

0.2511

 Poor

44 (17,89%)

(13.31–23.26%)

55 (22,36%)

(17.31–28.09%)

0.5832

 Medium

48 (19,51%)

(14.75–25.02%)

50 (20,33%)

(15.48–25.90%)

0.9191

 Rich

49 (19,92%)

(15.11–25.46%)

50 (20,33%)

(15.48–25.90%)

0.9594

 Richest

44 (17,89%)

(13.31–23.26%)

54 (21,95%)

(16.94–27.65%)

0.6181