Research Article
Behavioral Disorder amongst Adolescents Attending Secondary School in Southeast Nigeria
Table 4
Associations of sex with adolescent problems.
| | | Number of times you had tobacco (cigarette) in past 3 months | | | None | ≤9 | ≥10 | |
| | Sex | | | | | | Male | 452 (92.1) | 24 (4.9) | 15 (3.1) | | | Female | 246 (90.1) | 14 (5.1) | 13 (4.8) | | | | | = 0.475 | |
| | | Number of times you have taken a prescription drug in your life | | | None | 1–9 | ≥10 | |
| | Sex | | | | | | Male | 364 (74.1) | 81 (16.5) | 46 (9.4) | | | Female | 222 (81.3) | 32 (11.7) | 19 (7.0) | | | | | = 0.079 | |
| | | Age at first drink of alcohol other than a few sips | | | None | <13 | ≥13 | |
| | Sex | | | | | | Male | 319 (65.0) | 67 (13.6) | 105 (21.4) | | | Female | 145 (53.1) | 49 (17.9) | 79 (28.9) | | | | | = 0.006 | |
| | | 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 | |
| | Sex | | | | | | Male | 433 (88.2) | 51 (10.4) | 7 (1.4) | | | Female | 231 (84.6) | 37 (13.6) | 5 (1.8) | | | | | = 0.374 | |
| | | Importance of finishing high school to you | | | Very important | Important | Not very important | |
| | Sex | | | | | | Male | 441 (89.8) | 50 (10.2) | 0 (0.0) | | | Female | 245 (89.7) | 25 (9.2) | 3 (1.1) | | | | | = 0.061 | |
| | | Number of persons you had sexual intercourse with in past 3 months | | | None | Not in last 3 months | 1–3 | ≥4 |
| | Sex | | | | | | Male | 430 (87.6) | 49 (10.0) | 10 (2.0) | 2 (0.4) | | Female | 212 (77.7) | 37 (13.6) | 19 (7.0) | 5 (1.8) | | | | = 0.000 |
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