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Table 1 Characteristics of Student Survey Participants

From: Swahili translation and validation of the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) in adolescents and adults taking part in the girls’ education challenge fund project in Tanzania

Characteristics

n (%)

Gender

 Female

1588 (52.03)

 Male

1458 (47.77)

 Other

6 (0.20)

Age group

 15 years

1099 (36.01)

 16 years

881 (28.87)

 17 years

681 (22.31)

 18 years

291 (9.53)

 19 + years

100 (3.28)

Form

 Form one

759 (24.87)

 Form two

974 (31.91)

 Form three

834 (27.33)

 Form four

485 (15.89)

Location

 Rural

2374 (77.79)

 Urban

678 (22.21)

Marginality Indicator

 Not Marginalized

210 (6.88)

 Marginalized

2842 (93.12)

Marginality Score

 0

210 (6.88)

 1

363 (11.89)

 2

394 (12.91)

 3

429 (14.06)

 4

348 (11.40)

 5

332 (10.88)

 6

302 (9.90)

 7

219 (7.18)

 8

184 (6.03)

 9

99 (3.24)

 10

83 (2.72)

 11 + 

89 (2.92)

Self-Reported Health

 Excellent

683 (22.38)

 Very good

247 (8.09)

 Good

1250 (40.96)

 Fair

835 (27.36)

 Poor

37 (1.21)