Research Article

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

Table 4

Drop out rate by student status and by gender, 2006–2010.

Proportion (%)Odds ratio (95% CI)

Country
Tanzania
   Non-OVC (ref.)4/710 (0.6%)1.00
   OVC never supported7/720 (1.0%)1.73 (0.51–5.95)
   OVC ever supported 12/496 (2.4%)4.38 (1.40–13.65)*
Uganda
   Non-OVC (ref.)126/1474 (8.6%)1.00
   OVC never supported222/1511 (14.7%)3.20 (2.57–3.98)*
   OVC ever supported 85/768 (11.1%)1.33 (1.00–1.78)
Total
   Non-OVC (ref.)130/2184 (6.0%)1.00
   OVC never supported229/2231 (10.3%)1.81 (1.44–2.26)*
   OVC ever supported 97/1264 (7.7%)1.31 (1.00–1.72)

Gender
Male
   Non-OVC (ref.)71/1194 (6.0%)1.00
   OVC never supported116/1174 (9.9%)1.73 (1.28–2.36)*
   OVC ever supported 44/615 (7.2%)1.22 (0.83–1.80)
Female
   Non-OVC (ref.)59/990 (6.0%)1.00
   OVC never supported113/1057 (10.7%)1.89 (1.36–2.62)*
   OVC ever supported 53/649 (8.2%)1.40 (0.95–2.06)

NGO support
Africare UG-block grant
   Non-OVC (ref.)48/491 (9.8%)1.00
   OVC never supported88/493 (17.9%)2.01 (1.38–2.92)*
   OVC ever supported 39/247 (15.8%)1.73 (1.10–2.72)*
ICOBI UG-block grant
   Non-OVC (ref.)43/475 (9.1%)1.00
   OVC never supported98/517 (19.0%)2.35 (1.60–3.45)*
   OVC ever supported 31/255 (12.2%)1.39 (0.85–2.27)
AVSI UG-scholarship
   Non-OVC (ref.)35/508 (6.9%)1.00
   OVC never supported36/501 (7.2%)1.05 (0.65–1.70)
   OVC ever supported 14/264 (5.3%)0.76 (0.40–1.43)
Africare TZ-block grant
   Non-OVC (ref.)3/466 (0.6%)1.00
   OVC never supported4/469 (0.9%)1.33 (0.30–5.96)
   OVC ever supported 7/242 (2.9%)4.60 (1.18–17.94)*
CRS TZ-scholarship
   Non-OVC (ref.)1/244 (0.4%)1.00
   OVC never supported3/250 (1.2%)2.95 (0.30–28.57)
   OVC ever supported 5/524 (2.0%)2.34 (0.27–20.15)

*Student status significantly different at .