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

Table 6

Tanzanian form II national exam pass rate by student status, 2006–2010.

Proportion (%)Odds ratio (95% CI)

NGO support
Africare TZ-block grant
   Non-OVC (ref.)83/400 (20.8%)1.00
   OVC never supported57/390 (14.6%)0.65 (0.45–0.95)*
   OVC ever supported 27/154 (17.5%)0.81 (0.50–1.31)
CRS TZ-scholarship
   Non-OVC (ref.)35/111 (31.5%)1.00
   OVC never supported28/107 (26.2%)0.77 (0.43–1.39)
   OVC ever supported 24/73 (32.9%)1.06 (0.55–2.00)

*Student status significantly different at .