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

Table 8

Form IV national examination scores, Tanzania.

	OVC ever supported	OVC never supported	Non-OVC
Mean exam scores (SD)^‡
English (𝑛=152)	4.2 (0.7)	4.5 (0.7)*	4.1 (0.7)*
Civics (𝑛=152)	4.3 (0.8)^+	4.5 (0.7)*	3.9 (0.8)^*+
Math (𝑛=152)	4.5 (0.9)	4.9 (0.4)	4.8 (0.6)
Physics (𝑛=45)	4.2 (0.7)	3.8 (0.8)	4.2 (0.8)
Chemistry (𝑛=45)	4.3 (0.7)	3.8 (0.8)	4.1 (0.9)
Kiswahili (𝑛=151)	4.4 (0.8)^+	4.5 (0.7)*	3.9 (0.7)^*+

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 5 points: 1=𝐴, 2=𝐵, 3=𝐶, 4=𝐷, 5=𝐹.
(Lower points indicate better exam performance.)