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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants

From: Assessing and comparing knowledge, attitude, and practices related to water, sanitation and hygiene among government and non-government school students in Gujarat: a mixed method study

Characteristic

n (%)

Total (N)

566 (100)

Type of school

 

Government

257 (45)

Non-government

309 (55)

Gender

 

Male

284 (50)

Female

282 (50)

Age (years)

 

≤ 10

142 (25)

11–15

351 (62)

≥ 16

73 (13)

Residence

 

Urban

240 (42)

Rural

326 (58)

Household size

 

≤ 5 members

280 (49)

> 5 members

286 (51)

Father’s education

 

No education

189 (33)

Primary

170 (30)

Secondary+

207 (37)

Mother’s education

 

No education

228 (40)

Secondary

188 (33)

Higher secondary and above

150 (27)

SES (Modified BG Prasad)

 

Upper

280 (49)

Lower

286 (51)