Table 2 Factors associated with intentional injury among adolescents aged 14–17 years
Variables | Intentional injury, adjusted OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Pohnpei n = 1442 | Tonga n = 1148 | Vanuatu n = 2925 | |
Gender | |||
Girl | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Boy | 1.15 (0.97–1.37) | 1.84 (1.48–2.28)*** | 1.39 (1.22–1.58)*** |
Age | |||
14 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
15 | 0.81 (0.55–1.19) | 0.71 (0.49–1.01) | 0.80 (0.65–0.99) |
16 | 0.87 (0.60–1.27) | 0.59 (0.43–0.79)** | 0.62 (0.52–0.74)*** |
17 | 0.70 (0.49–1.00) | 0.53 (0.34–0.82)** | 0.55 (0.44–0.69)*** |
Living with parent | |||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | - |
Yes | 1.59 (1.26–1.99)** | 0.69 (0.56–0.86)** | |
Smoking | |||
<1 per week | - | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1 or more per week | 2.21 (1.62–3.00)*** | 1.52 (1.03–2.25)* | |
Illicit drug use | |||
<1 per week | 1.00 | - | 1.00 |
1 or more per week | 1.87 (1.55–2.26)*** | 1.92 (1.53–2.40)*** | |
Have you been bullied in school this term? | |||
No/once/twice | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Sometimes or more | 1.42 (1.13–1.78)** | 1.40 (1.07–1.84)* | 1.66 (1.34–2.05)*** |
How often have you been taken part in bullying | |||
No/once/twice | 1.00 | - | - |
Sometimes or more | 1.73 (1.42–2.09)*** | ||
Other students do not want to spend time with you | |||
None/once/twice/sometimes | - | - | 1.00 |
Once to several times a week | 1.78 (1.47–2.15)*** | ||
Easy to talk to family (mum, dad, siblings) | |||
Easy/very/difficult/I don't have | - | - | 1.00 |
Very easy | 1.19 (1.05–1.34)** | ||
Easy to talk to friends/others | |||
Easy/very/difficult/I don't have | - | - | 1.00 |
Very easy | 1.23 (1.06–1.42)** | ||
Teacher rating score (~quartiles): | |||
1 – 13 (positive) | - | 1.00 | 1.00 |
14 – 17 | 1.00 | 1.46 (1.20–1.77)** | |
18 – 21 | 1.00 | 1.36 (1.08–1.71)* | |
22 – 35 (negative) | 1.61 (1.28–2.03)** | 1.68 (1.42–1.99)*** | |
School rating score (~quartiles): | |||
1 – 13 (positive) | - | 1.00 | |
14 – 17 | 1.00 | - | |
18 – 21 | 1.00 | ||
22 – 35 (negative) | 2.07 (1.25–3.44)** | ||