Research Article

The Effectiveness of Educational Support to Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Tanzania and Uganda

Table 1

Study sample characteristics.

Tanzania
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Uganda
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Mean student age (years)
  F1/S1 student (Std Dev)15.8 (1.4)14.5 (2.0)
  F2/S2 student (Std Dev )16.8 (1.4)15.6 (1.9)
  F3/S3 student (Std Dev )17.6 (1.4)16.6 (1.9)
  F4/S4 student (Std Dev )18.3 (1.2)17.5 (1.9)
Gender
  Male (%)1013 (52.5%)2003 (52.6%)
  Female (%)917 (47.5%)1805 (47.4%)
Student status
  OVC Ever-supported (%)498 (25.8%)777 (20.4%)
  OVC Never-supported (%)721 (37.4%)1531 (40.2%)
  Non-OVC (%)711 (36.8%)1500 (39.4%)
Student NGO support
  Africare (%)243 (12.6%)256 (6.7%)
  ICOBI (%)257 (6.7%)
  AVSI (%)264 (6.9%)
  CRS (%)255 (13.2%)
  None (%)1432 (74.2%)3031 (79.6%)
Availability of student records
  Year 1: 2006-2007 (%)232 (12.0%)662 (17.4%)
  Year 2: 2007-2008 (%)747 (38.7%)1130 (29.7%)
  Year 3: 2008-2009 (%)1464 (75.9%)2670 (70.12%)
  Year 4: 2009-2010 (%)1723 (89.3%)2605 (68.4%)