Table 1 Characteristics of older adolescents in the POFO population at 90-month follow-up
From: Civic engagement among orphans and non-orphans in five low- and middle-income countries
| Institution-based OSC | Family-based OSC | Non-OSC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | (N = 512) | (N = 644) | (N = 125) | |||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Site | ||||||
| Cambodia | 42 | 8 % | 92 | 14 % | 12 | 10 % |
| Ethiopia | 63 | 12 % | 109 | 17 % | 19 | 15 % |
| Hyderabad | 132 | 26 % | 129 | 20 % | 29 | 23 % |
| Kenya | 106 | 21 % | 115 | 18 % | 28 | 22 % |
| Nagaland | 73 | 14 % | 84 | 13 % | 14 | 11 % |
| Tanzania | 96 | 19 % | 115 | 18 % | 23 | 18 % |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 285 | 56 % | 349 | 54 % | 61 | 49 % |
| Female | 227 | 44 % | 295 | 46 % | 64 | 51 % |
| OSC Status | ||||||
| Both parents alive | 84 | 17 % | 76 | 12 % | 125 | 100 % |
| Single orphan | 225 | 44 % | 453 | 70 % | 0 | 0 % |
| Double orphan | 203 | 40 % | 115 | 18 % | 0 | 0 % |
| Current age (years) | ||||||
| 16 | 120 | 23 % | 160 | 25 % | 50 | 40 % |
| 17 | 164 | 32 % | 197 | 31 % | 48 | 38 % |
| 18 | 131 | 26 % | 181 | 28 % | 22 | 18 % |
| > =19 | 97 | 19 % | 106 | 16 % | 5 | 4 % |
| Current education (years) | ||||||
| < =7 | 115 | 22 % | 229 | 36 % | 30 | 24 % |
| 8 | 71 | 14 % | 69 | 11 % | 11 | 9 % |
| 9 | 114 | 22 % | 122 | 19 % | 34 | 27 % |
| 10 | 89 | 17 % | 99 | 15 % | 21 | 17 % |
| 11 | 62 | 12 % | 56 | 9 % | 15 | 12 % |
| > =12 | 48 | 9 % | 48 | 7 % | 9 | 7 % |