Research Article

Behavioral Disorder amongst Adolescents Attending Secondary School in Southeast Nigeria

Table 7

Associations of sex with specific manifestation of behavioral problems.

Number of times of physical fight in past 12 months
Never1–5>5

Sex
 Male370 (75.4)108 (22.0)13 (2.6)
 Female180 (65.9)85 (31.1)8 (2.9)
= 0.018

Ever thought of suicide in past 12 months
YesNo

Sex
 Male29 (5.9)462 (94.1)
 Female18 (6.6)255 (93.4)
= 0.705

Ever bullied in past 12 months
YesNo

Sex
 Male68 (13.8)423 (86.2)
 Female44 (16.1)229 (83.9)
= 0.396