Demographic data for the children included in the Mauritius and Zimbabwe interventions at the start of each study
| Group/gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius (n=389) | Zimbabwe (n=395) | |||
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| Number in group | 198 | 191 | 192 | 203 |
| Age, years | ||||
| Mean | 12.9 | 13.0 | 11.6 | 11.4 |
| SD | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.99 | 0.89 |
| Range | 12–15 | 12–15 | 10–14 | 10–14 |
| Accommodation, n (%) | ||||
| House | 194 (98.0) | 180 (94.2) | 184 (97.4) | 200 (98.5) |
| Other | 4 (2.0) | 11 (5.8) | 5 (2.6) | 3 (1.5) |
| Number of co-occupants | ||||
| Mean | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| SD | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Range | 1–11 | 1–14 | 1–13 | 1–11 |
| Favourite sport, n (%) | ||||
| Football | 162 (82.2) | 48 (25.3) | 157 (82.2) | 21 (10.4) |
| Volleyball | 1 (0.5) | 34 (17.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) |
| Netball | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | 126 (62.7) |
| Other | 34 (17.3) | 108 (56.8) | 33 (17.3) | 53 (26.4) |