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Table 1 Demographic Factors

From: The psychological well-being of children orphaned by AIDS in Cape Town, South Africa

  

Orphans n = 30

Non-orphans n = 30

P value

χ2

Age

Mean, (range)

11 (7–19)

12 (6–19)

0.42

7.2

  

SD 3.0

SD 2.8

  

Gender

males

19

14

0.19

1.7

 

females

11

16

  

School

Days attended Mean, (range)

4.3 (0–6)

4.8 (3–5)

0.30

7.2

Hunger

Days hungry Mean, (range)

1.3 (0–7)

1.1 (0–7)

0.79

3.2

Trusted adult

'somewhat' or 'very true'

83%

83%

0.35

2.1

Violence

'somewhat' or 'very true'

44%

57%

0.12

4.3