Behavioral Disorder amongst Adolescents Attending Secondary School in Southeast Nigeria

Table 2

Frequency distribution of the respondents by adolescent problems and specific manifestation of behavioral problems.

Variable	Frequency ( = 764)	Percent (100)
Number of times you had tobacco (cigarette) in past 3 months
0 days	698	91.4
9 days and below	38	5.0
10 days and above	28	3.7
Number of times you have taken a prescription drug in your life
0 times	586	76.7
1 to 9 times	113	14.8
10 times and above	65	8.5
Duration of not going to school the past 30 days because of your safety in school or on your way to school
0 days	664	86.9
3 days and below	88	11.5
4 days and above	12	1.6
Importance of finishing high school to you
Very important	686	89.8
Important	75	9.8
Not very important	3	0.4
Number of persons you had sexual intercourse with in past 3 months
Never had sexual intercourse	642	84.0
Had sexual intercourse, but not in the last 3 months	86	11.3
1–3 persons	29	3.8
4 persons and above	7	0.9