Table 1 Cannabis use and its psychosocial correlates among school-going adolescents in Sierra Leone
From: Cannabis use and its psychosocial correlates among school-going adolescents in Sierra Leone
Variable | Survey question | Original response options | Recoded |
|---|---|---|---|
Outcome Variable (Cannabis use) | |||
Cannabis use | During your life, how many times have you used marijuana | 1 = 0 times 2=1 or 2 times 3= 3 to 9 times 4=10 to 19 times 5 = 20 or more times | 1 = 0 and 2–5 = 1 |
Independent Variables | |||
Age | How old are you? | 1=11 years old or younger 2= 12 years old 3= 13 years old 4= 14 years old 5= 15 years old 6= 16 years old 7= 17 years old 8= 18 years old or older | ≤14 years= 1 and ≥15 years=2 |
Gender | What is your sex? | 1 = male; 2 = female | 1 = male; 2 = female |
Grade | In what grade are you? | 1= Jnr Sec (JSS) 2 2= Jnr Sec (JSS) 3 3= Snr Sec (SSS) 1 4= Snr Sec (SSS) 2 5= Snr Sec (SSS) 3 | 1=1-2 and 2=3-5 |
Amphetamine use | During your life, how many times have you used amphetamines or methamphetamine | 1 = 0 times 2=1 or 2 times 3= 3 to 9 times 4=10 to 19 times 5 = 20 or more times | 1 = 1 and 2–5 = 2 |
Alcohol use | During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have at least one drink containing alcohol? | 1 = 0 days 2= 1 or 2 days 3= 3 to 5 days 4= 6 to 9 days 5= 10 to 19 days 6= 20 to 29 days 7 = all 30 days | 1 = 1 and 2–7 = 2 |
Suicidal Ideation | During the past 12 months, did you ever seriously consider attempting suicide? | Yes = 1; no = 2 | Yes = 1 and no = 2 |
Suicidal plan | During the past 12 months, did you plan how you would attempt suicide? | Yes = 1; no = 2 | Yes = 1 and no = 2 |
Suicidal attempt | During the past 12 months, how many times did you attempt suicide? | 1 = 0 times 2= 1 times 3= 2 or 3 times 4= 4 or 5 times 5 = 6 times or more | 1 = 1 and 2–5 = 2 |
Close friends | How many close friends do you have? | 1 = 0 2= 1 3= 2 4 = 3 or more | 1 = 1 and 2–4= 2 |
Loneliness | During the past 12 months, how often have you felt lonely? | 1=Never 2=Rarely 3= Sometimes 4=Most of the time 5=Always | 1 = 1 and 2–5 = 2 |
Anxiety | During the past 12 months, how often have you been so worried about something that you could not sleep at night? | 1=Never 2=Rarely 3= Sometimes 4=Most of the time 5=Always | 1 = 1 and 2–5 = 2 |
Bullied | During the past 30 days, how many days were you bullied? | 1 = 0 days 2= 1 or 2 days 3= 3 to 5 days 4= 6 to 9 days 5= 10 to 19 days 6= 20 to 29 days 7 = all 30 days | 1 = 1 and 2–7 = 2 |
Sexual risk behaviour | During your life, with how many people have you ever had sexual intercourse? | 1 = never had intercourse 2= 1 person 3= 2 people 4= 3 people 5= 4 people 6= 5 people 7 = 6 or more people | 1 = 1 and 2–7 = 2 |
School truancy | During the past 30 days, how many days did you miss classes or school without permission? | 1 = 0 days 2= 1 or 2 days 3= 3 to 5 days 4= 6 to 9 days 5= 10 or more days | 1 = 1 and 2–5 = 2 |
Peer support | During the past 30 days, how often were most of the students in your school kind and helpful? | 1=Never 2=Rarely 3= Sometimes 4=Most of the time 5=Always | 1 = 1 and 2–5 = 2 |
Parental support | During the past 30 days, how often did your parents or guardians check to see if your homework was done? | 1=Never 2=Rarely 3= Sometimes 4=Most of the time 5=Always | 1 = 1 and 2–5 = 2 |