The effect of peer education based on adolescent health education on the resilience of children and adolescents: A cluster randomized controlled trial

Table 2. Distribution of sociodemographic characteristics between intervention and control groups after PSM (n = 1,338). Characteristics Control (n = 669) Intervention (n = 669) P Educational degree Primary school 293 (50.34) 289 (49.66) 0.825a Middle school 376 (49.74) 380 (50.26) Sex Male 342 (49.78) 345 (50.22) 0.870a Female 327 (50.23) 324 (49.77) Only child Yes 121 (50.42) 119 (49.58) 0.887a No 548 (49.91) 550 (50.09) Relationship between parents Harmonious 553 (49.91) 555 (50.09) 0.076a Moderate 96 (50.53) 94 (49.47) Disharmonious 20 (50.00) 20 (50.00) Relationship with father Harmonious 553 (49.91) 555 (50.09) 0.988a Moderate 96 (50.53) 94 (49.40) Disharmonious 20 (50.00) 20 (50.00) Relationship with mother Harmonious 587 (49.96) 588 (50.00) 0.947a Moderate 61 (49.59) 62 (50.41) Disharmonious 21 (52.50) 19 (47.50) Father’s educational level Middle school or lower 418 (51.54) 393 (48.46) 0.074a High/technical secondary school 219 (46.3) 254 (53.70) Junior college or higher 32 (59.26) 22 (40.74) Mother’s educational level Middle school or lower 432 (50.59) 422 (49.41) 0.813a High/technical secondary school 218 (48.77) 229 (51.23) Junior college or higher 19 (51.35) 18 (48.65) Parenting style Democracy 471 (50.32) 465 (49.68) 0.901a Autocratic 122 (48.61) 129 (51.39) Doting 54 (51.92) 50 (48.08) Disregardful 22 (46.81) 25 (53.19) Family economic status Good 587 (49.96) 588 (50.04) 0.107a Moderate 61 (49.59) 62 (50.41) Bad 21 (52.50) 19 (47.50) Academic achievements Good 258 (51.29) 245(48.71) 0.477a

Moderate 322 (47.56) 355 (52.44) Bad 89 (56.33) 69 (43.67) Number of close friends �2 201 (52.48) 182 (47.52) 0.787a 3–5 327 (48.59) 346 (51.41) �6 141 (50.00) 141 (50.00) (Continued) PLOS ONE The effect of peer education based on adolescent health education on resilience of children and adolescents PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263012 February 2, 2022 11 / 18