Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the students based on pre-test analysis*
General characteristics of the students | N = 7,290 (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 1,346 (18.9%) |
Female | 5,791 (81.1%) |
Age | |
<18 years | 5,198 (75.0%) |
≥18 years | 1,734 (25.0%) |
Mean ± SD | 16.94 ± 0.99 |
Provinces | |
Capital city (Beirut) | 1,323 (18.1%) |
Central Province (Mount Lebanon) | 1,600 (21.9%) |
Southern Province (South Lebanon) | 1,916 (26.3%) |
Northern Province (North Lebanon) | 1,189 (16.3%) |
Eastern Province (Bekaa valley) | 528 (7.2%) |
East southern province (Nabatieh) | 734 (10.1%) |
School type | |
Public | 4,639 (63.6%) |
Private | 2,651 (36.4%) |
Study class | |
Grade 10 | 397 (5.7%) |
Grade 11 | 3,996 (57.1%) |
Grade 12 | 2,561 (36.6%) |
Technical baccalaureate 3 (BT3) | 41 (0.6%) |
Parents with chronic condition | |
No | 5,091(75.1%) |
Yes | 1,470 (21.7%) |
Don’t know | 218 (3.2%) |
Father’s profession | |
Not working | 158 (2.6%) |
Technical & other | 2,382 (39.2%) |
Non-medical | 3,288 (54.1%) |
Medical & paramedical | 246 (4.1%) |
Mother’s profession | |
Housewife | 4,673 (78.1%) |
Technical & other | 235 (3.9%) |
Non-medical | 924(15.4%) |
Medical & paramedical | 149 (2.5%) |
The following characteristics were from the 2 nd year of the intervention only | N = 3697, (%) |
Marital status | |
Single | 2,576 (73.7%) |
Engaged | 920 (26.3%) |
Father’s education | |
Primary or less | 456 (13.2%) |
Middle school | 964 (27.9%) |
Secondary/high school | 966 (28.0%) |
University | 1,070 (31.0%) |
Mother’s education | |
Primary or less | 341 (9.8%) |
Middle school | 965 (27.7%) |
Secondary/high school | 1,203 (34.5%) |
University | 980 (28.1%) |