Table 1 Descriptive analysis of in-school adolescents employed in the study
Valid N | (%) | Mean | (SD) | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | |||||
Personal Characteristics | |||||
Age | 16.25 | (±1.492) | 13–18 | ||
Age Cohort | |||||
Young adolescent | 600 | (29.01) | |||
Older adolescent | 1468 | (70.99) | |||
Gender | |||||
Male | 988 | (47.8) | |||
Female | 1080 | (52.2) | |||
Ethnicity | |||||
Mole | 23 | (1.1) | |||
Dagbon | 94 | (4.5) | |||
Grusi | 21 | (1.0) | |||
Lobi | 50 | (2.4) | |||
Dagaaba or Dagaate | 1252 | (60.5) | |||
Sissala | 96 | (4.6) | |||
Waala | 266 | (12.9) | |||
Brifor | 148 | (7.2) | |||
Other | 118 | (5.7) | |||
Marital status | |||||
Never married | 1905 | (92.1) | |||
Married | 65 | (3.1) | |||
Separated / broke-up | 18 | (0.9) | |||
Cohabiting | 65 | (3.1) | |||
Other | 15 | (0.7) | |||
Religious affiliation | |||||
Christian | 1501 | (72.6) | |||
Muslim | 548 | (26.5) | |||
Traditionalist | 19 | (0.9) | |||
Self-rated health | |||||
Low | 575 | (27.8) | |||
High | 1493 | (72.2) | |||
School characteristics | |||||
District | |||||
Nadowli-kaleo | 300 | (14.5) | |||
Wa west | 299 | (14.5) | |||
Wa Municipal | 300 | (14.5) | |||
Jirapa | 298 | (14.4) | |||
Lawra | 300 | (14.5) | |||
Daffiama | 298 | (14.4) | |||
Wa East | 273 | (13.2) | |||
School residential status | |||||
Day Student | 789 | (38.2) | |||
Boarder | 1279 | (61.8) | |||
Class level | |||||
JHS 1 | 380 | (18.4) | |||
JHS 2 | 294 | (14.2) | |||
SHS 1 | 956 | (46.2) | |||
SHS 2 | 438 | (21.2) | |||
Bullying status | |||||
Yes | 797 | (38.6) | |||
No | 1266 | (61.4) | |||
Family characteristics | |||||
Family structure | |||||
Single Parent | 417 | (20.2) | |||
Both Parents | 1262 | (61.0) | |||
Stepparents | 108 | (5.2) | |||
Family relatives | 271 | (13.1) | |||
Other | 10 | (0.5) | |||
Number of siblings | |||||
No siblings | 46 | (2.2) | |||
1-3siblings | 592 | (28.6) | |||
4-6siblings | 1082 | (52.3) | |||
7-10siblings | 324 | (15.7) | |||
Above 10 | 24 | (1.2) | |||