Table 1 Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of participating children by school grade
Characteristic | First grade, N (%) (n = 1000) | Seventh grade, N (%) (n = 934) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total participants | Missing data | Total participants | Missing data | |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 492 (50.1) | 18 (1.8) | 419 (44.9) | 1 (0.1) |
 Female | 490 (49.9) |  | 514 (55.1) |  |
School type | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Public | 703 (73.6) | 45 (4.5) | 823 (88.1) | 0 |
 Private | 252 (25.2) |  | 111 (11.9) |  |
Screening site | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Abu Saleem | 500 (50.0) | 0 | 430 (46.0) | 0 |
 Hey al Andulus | 500 (50.0) |  | 504 (54.0) |  |
Mother’s educational level |  |  |  |  |
  < High school | 221 (24.6) | 100 (10.0) | 277 (29.8) | 4 (0.4) |
  ≥ High school | 679 (75.4) |  | 653 (70.2) |  |
Father’s educational level |  |  |  |  |
  < High school | 280 (31.6) | 113 (11.3) | 318 (34.3) | 7 (0.7) |
  ≥ High school | 607 (68.4) |  | 609 (65.7) |  |
Mother’s employment status |  |  |  |  |
 Homemaker | 424 (53.9) | 214 (21.4) | 448 | 34 (3.6) |
 Employed | 362 (46.1) |  | 452 (50.2) |  |
Father’s employment status |  |  |  |  |
 Freelancer | 273 (33.3) | 181 (18.1) | 315 (33.7) | 26 (2.7) |
 Employed | 546 (66.7) |  | 593 (65.3) |  |