Behavioral Disorder amongst Adolescents Attending Secondary School in Southeast Nigeria

Table 3

Associations of age in categories with adolescent problems.

	Number of times you had tobacco (cigarette) in past 3 months
	None	9	10
Age (Years)
10–13	17 (94.4)	1 (5.6)	0 (0.0)
14–16	453 (90.1)	31 (6.2)	19 (3.8)
17–19	228 (93.8)	6 (2.5)	9 (3.7)
			= 0.243
	Number of times you have taken a prescription drug in your life
	None	1–9	10
Age (Years)
10–13	14 (77.8)	2 (11.1)	2 (11.1)
14–16	368 (73.2)	84 (16.7)	51 (10.1)
17–19	204 (84.0)	27 (11.1)	12 (4.9)
			= 0.022
	Age at first drink of alcohol other than a few sips
	None	13	13
Age (Years)
10–13	9 (50.0)	7 (38.9)	2 (11.1)
14–16	337 (67.0)	71 (14.1)	95 (18.9)
17–19	118 (48.6)	38 (15.6)	87 (35.8)
			= 0.000
	Duration of not going to school the past 30 days because of your safety in school or on your way to school
	None	3	4
Age (Years)
10–13	15 (83.3)	3 (16.7)	0 (0.0)
14–16	447 (88.9)	51 (10.1)	5 (1.0)
17–19	202 (83.1)	34 (14.0)	7 (2.9)
			= 0.126
	Importance of finishing high school to you
	Very important	Important	Not very important
Age (Years)
10–13	13 (72.2)	5 (27.8)	0 (0.0)
14–16	446 (88.7)	57 (11.3)	0 (0.0)
17–19	227 (93.4)	13 (5.3)	3 (1.2)
			= 0.001
	Number of persons you had sexual intercourse with in past 3 months
	None	Not in last 3 months	1–3	4
Age (Years)
10–13	15 (83.3)	1 (5.6)	1 (5.6)	1 (5.6)
14–16	440 (87.5)	48 (9.5)	10 (2.0)	5 (1.0)
17–19	187 (77.0)	37 (15.2)	18 (7.4)	1 (0.4)
			= 0.000