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Table 1 Descriptive statistics at baseline

From: Adverse childhood experiences, psychosocial well-being and cognitive development among orphans and abandoned children in five low income countries

 

Cambodia

Ethiopia

Hyderabad

Kenya

Nagaland

Tanzania

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Topscore at baseline

       

Mean (SD)

7.4 (2.57)

7.6 (2.57)

6.96 (1.86)

7.43 (2.68)

6.71 (2.15)

6.61 (2.27)

7.12 (2.40)

N

300

300

300

300

279

302

1781

Market list at baseline

       

Mean (SD)

7.68 (2.59)

7.71 (1.97)

6.47 (1.78)

7.46 (2.17)

6.5 (2.40)

7.48 (2.06)

7.23 (2.23)

N

297

300

299

297

266

301

1760

Total difficulties self-reported at baseline

       

Mean (SD)

14.22 (5.49)

10.0 (4.49)

13.74 (4.89)

8.41 (4.15)

8.25 (3.37)

5.27 (3.74)

10.17 (5.68)

N

122

34

50

69

68

85

428

Total difficulties caregiver reported at baseline

       

Mean (SD)

13.26 (4.89)

12.81 (6.05)

13.04 (5.30)

9.63 (4.11)

8.77 (3.89)

6.90 (4.80)

10.71 (5.47)

N

292

295

253

300

259

300

1699

Exposure to potentially traumatic events at baseline

       

Mean (SD)

2.93 (1.68)

2.64 (1.68)

2.87 (1.95)

0.87 (1.32)

0.81 (0.94)

2.54 (1.08)

2.12 (1.74)

N

300

297

252

299

263

300

1711

Wealth index mean (SD)

0.98 (0.50)

0.97 (0.56)

1.01 (0.36)

1.00 (0.69)

0.99 (0.55)

1.00 (0.62)

0.99 (0.56)

N

258

265

299

281

267

286

1656

Frequency of OAC status at baseline N (%)

       

Single orphan

178 (59.33)

161 (53.67)

151 (50.33)

207 (69)

205 (73.48)

178 (58.94)

1080 (60.64)

Double orphan

60 (20)

60 (20)

22 (7.33)

31 (10.33)

17 (6.09)

67 (22.19)

257 (14.43)

Abandoned

13 (4.33)

33 (11)

78 (26)

15 (5)

7 (2.51)

6 (1.99)

152 (8.53)

Non orphans

49 (16.33)

46 (15.33)

49 (16.33)

47 (15.67)

50 (17.92)

51 (16.89)

292 (16.4)

Total N

300

300

300

300

279

302

1781

Caregiver type N (%)

       

Parent

135 (45)

117 (39)

96 (32)

110 (36.67)

90 (32.26)

131 (43.38)

679 (38.12)

Non-parent

165 (55)

183 (61)

204 (68)

190 (63.33)

189 (67.74)

171 (56.62)

1102 (61.88)

Total N

300

300

300

300

279

302

1781

Illiterate caregiver N (%)

95 (46.57)

100 (43.48)

173 (64.07)

174 (63.5)

116 (44.27)

52 (22.71)

710 (48.33)

N

204

230

270

274

262

229

1469

Age Mean (SD)

9.41 (1.97)

9.05 (1.76)

9.13 (1.52)

9.25 (1.84)

9.07 (1.86)

9.43 (1.90)

9.22 (1.82)

N

300

300

300

300

279

302

1781

Gender N (%)

       

Male

149 (49.67)

160 (53.33)

149 (49.67)

155 (51.57)

160 (57.35)

157 (51.99)

930 (52.22)

Female

151 (50.33)

140 (46.67)

151 (50.33)

145 (48.33)

119 (42.65)

145 (48.01)

851 (47.78)

Total N

300

300

300

300

279

302

1781