Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants by school location

School location

271 (100)

134 (50)

137 (50)

0.065

Home Location

271 (100)

117 (43.2)

154 (56.8)

<0.001

Age at Menarche: Mean ± s.d (yrs)

13.48 ± 1.48

13.36 ± 1.45

13.61 ± 1.27

0.139

Lives with both parents

No

147 (54.2)

73 (54.5)

74 (54.0)

<0.001

Yes

124 (47.8)

61 (45.5)

63 (46.0)

Has brothers

No

20 (7.4)

11 (8.2)

9 (6.6)

0.388

Yes

251 (92.6)

123 (91.8)

128 (93.4)

Has Elder brother:

No

93 (37.1)

45 (36.6)

48 (37.5)

0.492

Yes

158 (62.9)

78 (63.4)

80 (62.5)

Has sisters

No

21 (7.7)

8 (6.0)

13 (9.5)

0.196

Yes

250 (92.3)

126 (94.0)

124 (90.5)

Has elder sisters

No

102 (48.1)

45 (36.6)

57 (46.3)

0.183

Yes

114 (51.9)

78 (63.4)

66 (53.7)

Lived in IDP camps

No

120 (44.3)

80 (59.7)

40 (29.2)

<0.001

Yes

151 (55.7)

54 (40.3)

97 (70.8)

Ever been abducted by LRA

No

242 (89.3)

125 (93.3)

117 (85.4)

0.025

Yes

29 (10.7)

9 (6.7)

20 (14.6)

Lost Relative (s) during the war

No

62 (22.9)

41 (30.6)

21 (15.3)

0.002

Yes

209 (77.1)

93 (69.4)

116 (84.7)

Nutritional status:

Underweight

16 (5.9)

8 (6.1)

8 (5.8)

0.470

Normal

220 (81.2)

106 (80.3)

114 (82.0)

Overweight

33 (12.2)

18 (13.6)

15 (10.8)

Obese

2 (0.7)

0 (0.00)

2 (1.4)

Maternal education

No education

33 (12.2)

15 (11.2)

18 (13.1)

<0.001

Primary

143 (52.8)

54 (40.3)

89 (65.0)

secondary

76 (28.0)

49 (36.6)

27 (19.7)

Teriary

19 (7.0)

16 (11.9)

3 (2.2)

Maternal Occupation

Peasant farmer

195 (72.0)

79 (59.0)

116 (84.7)

<0.001

Employed

35 (12.9)

29 (21.6)

6 (4.4)

Self Employed

41 (15.1)

26 (19.4)

15 (10.9)

Paternal education

No education

20 (7.4)

14 (10.5)

6 (4.4)

<0.001

Primary

67 (24.7)

16 (11.9)

51 (37.2)

secondary

124 (45.8)

57 (42.5)

67 (48.9)

Teriary

60 (22.1)

47 (35.1)

13 (9.5)

Paternal Occupation

Peasant farmer

133 (49.1)

52 (38.8)

81 (59.1)

0.004

Employed

92 (33.9)

55 (41.0)

37 (27.0)

Self Employed

46 (16.9)

27 (20.2)

19 (13.9)