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Table 2 Sample characteristics of the study population., (N = 2222)

From: Risk factors of adolescent exposure to violence in Burkina Faso

Variable

Male

Female

Total

Physical Violence

8.9

9.2

9.1

Psychological Violence

21.7

18.5

20.1

Any Violence

23.7

21.7

22..7

Mean Age (SD)

13.5(2.6)

13.7(2.6)

13.6(2.6)

Age Group

 10–14

65.2

63.3

64.3

 15–19

34.8

36.7

35.7

School Attendance

 Yes

48.4

51.6

55.9

 No

46.2

42.0

44.1

Disability Status

 Yes

1.3

0.6

0.9

 No

98.8

99.4

99.1

Orphanhood Status

 Not Orphan

85.0

85.4

85.2

 Orphan

15.0

14.6

14.8

Household Size

 0–6

24.8

29.3

27.0

  > 6

75.2

70.8

73.0

Wealth Quintile

 First quintile

17.8

20.0

18.9

 Second quintile

20.2

20.1

20.1

 Third quintile

21.5

19.8

20.6

 Fourth quintile

20.8

19.5

20.1

 Fifth quintile

19.7

20.6

20.1

District

 Boucle Du Mouhoun

23.0

18.8

20.9

 East

16.9

19.7

18.3

 North

30.6

33.7

32.1

 Centre-North

29.5

27.9

28.7

Total

1118(50.3)

1104(49.7)

2222(100.0)