Research Article
The Effectiveness of Educational Support to Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Tanzania and Uganda
Table 11
Standard IV national examination scores, Uganda.
| | OVC ever-supported | OVC never supported | non-OVC |
| Mean exam scores (SD)‡ | | | | English () | 6.2 (1.7) | 6.0 (1.9) | 5.9 (1.8) | Geography () | 6.1 (1.5) | 6.1 (1.8) | 5.9 (1.6) | Math () | 7.2 (1.5) | 7.2 (1.8) | 7.1 (1.7) | Physics () | 8.3 (1.2) | 8.0 (1.7) | 8.0 (1.5) | Chemistry () | 8.4 (1.1) | 8.2 (1.6) | 8.2 (1.3) | Biology () | 7.6 (1.4) | 7.4 (1.8) | 7.4 (1.5) |
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*Significantly different at . ‡Exam scores are out of 9 points: , , , , , , , , . (Lower points indicate better exam performance.)
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