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Table 2 Factors associated with serious injury among in-school adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa

From: Prevalence and psychosocial factors associated with serious injuries among in-school adolescents in eight sub-Saharan African countries

Variables

Model I

aOR [95% CI]

Model II

aOR [95% CI]

Model III

aOR [95% CI]

Sex

 Female

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Male

1.11* [1.00,1.23]

1.11 [1.00,1.24]

1.11 [0.99,1.24]

Felt hungry

 No

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Yes

1.55*** [1.31,1.82]

1.15 [0.96,1.38]

1.07 [0.90,1.29]

Bullied

 No

 

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Yes

 

2.78*** [2.47,3.13]

2.37*** [2.10,2.68]

Engaged in physical fight

 No

 

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Yes

 

2.22*** [1.95,2.53]

2.14*** [1.87,2.44]

Physically attacked

 No

 

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Yes

 

1.68*** [1.50,1.89]

1.96*** [1.73,2.22]

Felt anxious

 No

 

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Yes

 

1.55*** [1.30,1.86]

1.47*** [1.22,1.77]

Felt lonely

 No

 

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Yes

 

1.15 [0.96,1.38]

1.08 [0.90,1.29]

Suicidal ideation

 No

 

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Yes

 

1.02 [0.84,1.24]

1.11 [0.91,1.35]

Suicidal plan

 No

 

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Yes

 

1.13 [0.93,1.37]

1.00 [0.83,1.22]

Suicidal attempt

 No

 

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Yes

 

1.55*** [1.30,1.86]

1.37*** [1.14,1.65]

Truant

 No

 

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Yes

 

1.39*** [1.23,1.58]

1.33*** [1.17,1.51]

Current cigarette smoking

 No

 

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Yes

 

1.02 [0.73,1.43]

1.18 [0.82,1.71]

Current tobacco use

 No

 

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Yes

 

1.54* [1.11,2.14]

1.42* [1.01,2.01]

Current alcohol use

 No

 

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Yes

 

1.08 [0.93,1.25]

1.01 [0.85,1.20]

Current marijuana use

 No

 

1 [1.00,1.00]

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Yes

 

1.82* [1.11,2.99]

1.78* [1.08,2.93]

Peer support

 No

  

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Yes

  

1.01 [0.89,1.14]

Parent or guardian connectedness

 No

  

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Yes

  

0.99 [0.87,1.12]

Parent or guardian bonding

 No

  

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Yes

  

0.96 [0.85,1.09]

Parent or guardian respect for privacy

 No

  

1 [1.00,1.00]

 Yes

  

0.78*** [0.68,0.88]

N

14,967

14,967

14,967

Pseudo R2

0.003

0.136

0.158

  1. Exponentiated coefficients; 95% confidence intervals in brackets; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001; aOR: Adjusted odds ratio;
  2. Model I: Sociodemographic characteristics only
  3. Model II: Adjusted for psychosocial environmental factors
  4. Model III: Adjusted for protective factors and countries