Table 2 Overall characteristics of school-aged children distributed by inclusion to 4Ps
Characteristics | 4Ps N= 1812 | Non-4Ps N=3098 | Overall N= 5107 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex of the child | ||||
 Male | 893 (49.3) | 1553 (50.1) | 2537 (49.7) | 0.93 |
 Female | 896(49.4) | 1525 (49.2) | 2526 (49.5) | |
 Data missing | 23 (1.3) | 20 (0.6) | 43 (0.9) | |
Age, category | ||||
 Below 5 | 25 (1.4) | 97 (3.1) | 128 (2.5) | <0.001a |
 Between 6 and 10 | 810 (44.7) | 2356 (76.0) | 3207 (62.08) | |
 Between 11 and 19 | 968 (53.4) | 602 (19.4) | 1719 (33.7) | |
 Data missing | 3 (0.2) | 17 (0.5) | 20 (0.4) | |
Educational level | ||||
 Primary level | 1188 (65.6) | 2592 (83.7) | 3833 (75.1) | <0.001a |
 Secondary level | 624 (34.4) | 495 (16.0) | 1262 (24.7) |  |
 Data missing | 1 | 11 (0.4) | 12 (0.2) |  |
Ethnic group | ||||
 Major tribes | 262 (14.5) | 211 (6.8) | 474 (9.3) | <0.001a |
 Minor tribes | 366 (20.2) | 518 (16.7) | 900 (17.6) |  |
 Non-indigenous | 1184 (65.3) | 2368 (76.4) | 3732 (73.1) |  |
 Data missing | 0 | 1 | 1 |  |
Religion | ||||
 Christianity | 1678 (92.7) | 2714 (87.6) | 4589 (89.9) | 0.90 |
 Islam | 23 (1.3) | 41 (1.3) | 64 (1.3) |  |
 others | 8 (0.4) | 19 (0.6) | 27 (0.5) |  |
 Data missing | 101 (5.6) | 324 (10.5) | 425 (8.3) |  |
Province | ||||
 Agusan del Norte | 1164 (64.2) | 2487 (80.3) | 3654 (71.6) | <0.001a |
 Agusan del Sur | 185 (10.2) | 239 (7.7) | 425 (8.3) |  |
 Surigao del Norte | 45 (2.5) | 209 (6.7) | 445 (8.7) |  |
 Surigao del Sur | 418 (23.1) | 140 (4.5) | 559 (11.0) |  |
 Data missing | 1 (0.01) | 23 (0.7) | 24 (0.5) |  |