Research Article
Factors Associated with Violent Behavior among Adolescents in Northeastern Brazil
Table 3
Association between violent behavior and associated factors among adolescent males. State of Sergipe, Brazil.
| Variable | Crude OR (CI 95%) | | Adjusted OR* (CI 95%) | |
| Age (years) | | | | | 14 | 0.58 (0.25–1.32) | 0.12 |
— | — | 15 | 0.64 (0.36–1.14) | 16 | 0.70 (0.41–1.21) | 17 | 0.73 (0.42–1.27) | 18 | 1 |
| Income level | | | | | High | 0.63 (0.33–1.19) | 0.14 | | — | Medium | 0.74 (0.40–1.37) | — | Low | 1 | |
| Maternal education | | | | | Illiterate to 3rd grade | 0.96 (0.38–2.41) | 0.95 | | — | Incomplete basic education | 1.12 (0.55–2.30) | | Complete basic education | 0.85 (0.42–1.73) | — | Complete high school | 1.06 (0.52–2.12) | | Complete higher education | 1 | |
| Paternal education | | | | | Illiterate to 3rd grade | 1.65 (0.64–4.27) | 0.18 |
— | — | Incomplete basic education | 1.82 (0.94–3.55) | Complete basic education | 1.62 (0.84–3.11) | Complete high school | 1.55 (0.82–2.92) | Complete higher education | 1 |
| Cigarette consumption in past 30 days | | | | | No | 3.32 (1.85–6.00) | <0.001 | 1.99 (1.04–3.81) | 0.04 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| Alcohol drinking in past 30 days | | | | | No | 2.16 (1.53–3.04) | <0.001 | 1.83 (1.28–2.63) | <0.01 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| Marijuana consumption in past 30 days | | | | | No | 4.05 (1.70–9.64) | <0.01 | 2.11 (0.84–5.33) | 0.11 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| Hours watching TV | | | | | Up to 2 hours | 1.31 (0.91–1.88) | 0.15 | — | — | More than two hours | 1 | |
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Model adjusted for “cigarette consumption in past 30 days”, “alcohol consumption in past 30 days”, “marijuana consumption in past 30 days.”
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