| Countries | Categories N (%) | Sex | p-Value | |
| Male N (%) | Female N (%) | |||
| Tanzania | Low self-esteem = 163 (19.3) | 104 (63.8) | 59 (36.2) | 0.01 |
| Normal Self-esteem = 118 (12.8) | 59 (46.1) | 69 (53.9) | ||
| High self-esteem = 709 (70.9) | 392 (55.3) | 317 (44.7) | ||
| China | Low self-esteem = 57 (1.8) | 17 (29.8) | 40 (70.2) | 0.001 |
| Normal Self-esteem = 2434 (76.2) | 1211 (49.8) | 1223 (50.2) | ||
| High self-esteem = 702 (22) | 315 (44.9) | 387 (55.1) | ||