Table 3 Prevalence of selected health risk behaviours by type of adverse childhood experiences and other background characteristics among adolescents and young adults, 2018-19
Variables | Violent behaviour | Substances Use | Negative gender attitude | Early sexual debut | Suicidal Thoughts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N(%) | |
Substances used by family members | ||||||||||
No | 383(30.01) | 161(8.05) | 350(26.34) | 128(5.37) | 949(81.83) | 981(59.24) | 32(2.85) | 12(0.62) | 32(2.46) | 95(4.44) |
Yes | 1,005(30.29) | 460(10.18) | 1,127(36.97) | 311(7.11) | 2,513(85.88) | 2,757(71.18) | 123(5.17) | 67(1.64) | 85(2.09) | 258(5.27) |
Inter-parental violence | ||||||||||
No | 1,125(29.29) | 452(9.21) | 1,165(32.65) | 343(6.62) | 2,824(84.37) | 2,770(65.77) | 118(4.08) | 36(0.75) | 94(2.16) | 244(4.56) |
Yes | 263(34.11) | 169(10.86) | 312(40.27) | 96(6.77) | 638(86.57) | 968(74.89) | 37(6.5) | 43(3.27) | 23(2.31) | 109(6.53) |
Physical abuse | ||||||||||
No | 505(25.16) | 358(8.55) | 625(34.49) | 289(6.74) | 1,427(83.22) | 2,343(64.71) | 66(0.75) | 35(0.75) | 51(2.18) | 222(4.73) |
Yes | 883(33.74) | 263(11.52) | 852(33.85) | 150(6.5) | 2,035(85.89) | 1,395(73.94) | 89(3.27) | 44(3.27) | 66(2.2) | 131(5.61) |
Sexual Abuse | ||||||||||
No | 25(30.91) | 50(9.36) | 28(40.59) | 41(6.95) | 57(88.45) | 267(64.93) | 8(15.17) | 32(9.5) | 5(7.34) | 39(6.55) |
Yes | 1,363(30.21) | 571(9.63) | 1,449(34) | 398(6.63) | 3,405(84.73) | 3,471(68.23) | 147(4.37) | 47(0.83) | 112(2.1) | 314(4.95) |
Gender discrimination | ||||||||||
No | 1,296(29.97) | 548(9.81) | 1,361(33.66) | 402(6.81) | 3,221(84.75) | 3,233(66.85) | 136(4.3) | 66(1.23) | 110(2.27) | 306(4.78) |
Yes | 92(33.41) | 73(8.29) | 116(39.91) | 37(5.58) | 241(85.41) | 505(76.29) | 19(7.73) | 13(2.36) | 7(1.17) | 47(6.95) |
Age group (in years) | ||||||||||
13–19 | 1,116(34.43) | 453(10.71) | 850(27.95) | 288(6.38) | 2,496(85.97) | 2,550(72.25) | 55(1.9) | 37(0.93) | 76(1.77) | 230(5.22) |
20–23 | 272(19.65) | 168(7.66) | 627(49.58) | 151(7.15) | 966(81.83) | 1,188(60.47) | 100(11.18) | 42(2.15) | 41(3.25) | 123(4.74) |
Current schooling | ||||||||||
No | 424(25.12) | 256(9.62) | 868(56.51) | 190(6.86) | 1,362(90.44) | 1,962(78.31) | 109(8.99) | 54(1.93) | 63(3.00) | 199(7.01) |
Yes | 964(33.28) | 365(9.61) | 609(20.67) | 249(6.45) | 2,100(81.41) | 1,776(58.05) | 46(1.88) | 25(0.83) | 54(1.71) | 154(3.15) |
Co-reside with both parents | ||||||||||
No | 258(33.26) | 120(10.63) | 299(38.47) | 98(7.03) | 615(87.15) | 698(70.01) | 30(4.38) | 23(2.42) | 38(3.71) | 70(5.55) |
Yes | 1130(29.6) | 501(9.41) | 1178(33.22) | 341(6.58) | 2847(84.31) | 3,040(67.61) | 125(4.58) | 56(1.15) | 79(1.88) | 283(4.94) |
Mother’s education | ||||||||||
Illiterate | 895(29.33) | 420(10.71) | 1,022(35.82) | 269(6.71) | 2368(88.37) | 2703(75.92) | 111(4.94) | 66(1.84) | 72(2.06) | 229(5.01) |
literate | 493(32.22) | 201(7.47) | 455(30.27) | 170(6.54) | 1094(76.74) | 1,035(52.48) | 44(3.65) | 13(0.45) | 45(2.48) | 124(5.13) |
Caste | ||||||||||
SC/ST | 310(27.03) | 152(11.49) | 430(58.11) | 79(41.89) | 852(5.39) | 803(86.78) | 58(6.52) | 34(3.05) | 40(2.61) | 88(6.34) |
NON-SC/ST | 1078(31.36) | 469(9.06) | 1,047(68.68) | 360(31.32) | 2610(7.03) | 2,935(84.08) | 97(3.84) | 45(0.87) | 77(2.04) | 265(4.67) |
Religion | ||||||||||
Hindu | 1,176(30.73) | 474(9.45) | 1,223(33.54) | 295(6.01) | 2,881(84.97) | 2,588(64.67) | 128(4.61) | 66(1.66) | 103(2.36) | 270(5.16) |
Non-Hindu | 212(27.46) | 147(10.14) | 254(37.25) | 144(8.66) | 581(83.84) | 1,150(78.53) | 27(4.19) | 13(0.47) | 14(1.28) | 83(4.69) |
Place of residence | ||||||||||
Urban | 675(32.77) | 298(9.68) | 708(34.74) | 244(8) | 1484(76.2) | 1,490(50.6) | 51(3.14) | 24(0.8) | 67(3.14) | 193(5.77) |
Rural | 713(29.68) | 323(9.6) | 769(33.98) | 195(6.33) | 1978(86.6) | 2,248(72.23) | 104(4.84) | 55(1.51) | 50(1.99) | 160(4.87) |
Wealth Index | ||||||||||
Poor | 340(31.59) | 173(11.84) | 399(36.53) | 76(6.2) | 938(91.64) | 1,020(84.07) | 43(4.94) | 30(2.19) | 22(1.6) | 74(5.37) |
Middle | 281(29.99) | 116(9.67) | 332(38.12) | 74(6.17) | 777(89.33) | 836(78.77) | 35(4.84) | 19(1.62) | 25(2.22) | 80(6.17) |
Rich | 767(29.44) | 332(8.48) | 746(30.66) | 289(7.07) | 1747(78.24) | 1882(55.81) | 77(4.15) | 30(0.86) | 70(2.56) | 199(4.45) |
State | ||||||||||
Uttar Pradesh | 639(28.35) | 295(8.54) | 750(33.14) | 248(6.81) | 1,791(83.59) | 2,201(66.9) | 103(5.02) | 46(1.37) | 61(2.26) | 184(4.58) |
Bihar | 749(34.16) | 326(12.95) | 727(36.17) | 191(6.18) | 1,671(87.33) | 1,537(71.49) | 52(3.55) | 33(1.38) | 56(2.05) | 169(6.49) |
Total | 1,388(30.22) | 621(9.62) | 1,477(34.11) | 439(6.65) | 3,462(84.79) | 1,882(68.02) | 155(4.55) | 79(1.37) | 117(2.19) | 353(5.05) |