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

Table 5

Tanzanian form II national examination scores, 2006–2010.

	OVC ever supported	OVC never supported	Non-OVC
Mean exam scores (SD)^‡
English (𝑛=1339)	30.5 (17.91)^*+	25.9 (12.9)*	27.5 (15.1)^+
Civics (𝑛=1340)	33.5 (14.5)*	31.5 (12.9)	31.1 (13.5)*
Geography (𝑛=613)	47.1 (15.5)	46.2 (16.7)	46.1 (14.7)
Math (𝑛=1340)	19.2 (18.2)^*+	15.9 (15.5)*	15.5 (14.7)^+
Physics (𝑛=1274)	36.6 (15.5)*	33.0 (15.7)*	34.3 (15.5)
Chemistry (𝑛=1293)	36.1 (13.9)*	32.1 (15.1)*	33.6 (14.5)
Biology (𝑛=613)	37.6 (14.3)	36.8 (15.4)	36.9 (12.3)
Kiswahili (𝑛=1340)	45.8 (18.4)	47.9 (17.7)	46.6 (18.5)

Paired 𝑡-test compared the means of three sets of two groups: OVC ever supported versus OVC never supported; OVC never supported versus non-OVC; OVC ever supported versus Non-OVC. Paired significance is noted accordingly.
*Student status significantly different at 𝑃<0.05 between designated groups.
⁺Student status significantly different at 𝑃<0.05 between designated groups.
^‡Exam scores are out of 100 points: 100−81=𝐴, 80−61=𝐵, 60−41=𝐶, 40−21=𝐷, 20−0=𝐹.
(Higher points indicate better exam performance.)