Research Article
Prevalence and Correlates of Serious Injuries among Adolescents in Mauritius
Table 2
Bivariate analysis of injuries among adolescents of school-going age in grades eight and twelve in Mauritania (n = 2965).
| | Factors | Serious injury | Chi-square (χ2) | φc | | Injury (%) | No injury (%) |
| | Demographic | | Sex | Male | 642 (45.7%) | 766 54.3% | 47.69 | 0.127 | | Female | 517 (33.2%) | 1040 (66.8%) | | Age | 13-14 | 505 (38.6%) | 803 (61.4%) | 0.23 | 0.001 | | 15–17 | 654 (39.5%) | 1003 (60.5%) | | Grade | 8-9 | 503 (42.0%) | 694 (58.0%) | 7.25 | 0.049 | | 10–12 | 656 (37.1%) | 1112 (62.9%) |
| | Personal | | Hunger | Yes | 122 (52.6%) | 110 (47.4%) | 19.20 | 0.081 | | No | 1037 (37.9%) | 1696 (62.1%) | | Truancy | Yes | 370 (52.1%) | 340 (47.9%) | 66.50 | 0.150 | | No | 789 (35.0%) | 1466 (65.0%) |
| | Drugs and substance use | | Amphetamine use | Yes | 58 (61.7%) | 36 (38.3%) | 20.85 | 0.084 | | No | 1101 (38.4%) | 1770 (61.1%) | | Marijuana smoking | Yes | 134 (65.0%) | 72 (35.0%) | 62.66 | 0.0145 | | No | 1025 (37.2%) | 1734 (62.8%) | | Alcohol use | Yes | 415 (52.7%) | 372 (47.268%) | 83.75 | 0.168 | | No | 744 (34.2%) | 1434 (65.84%) |
| | Psychosocial | | Close friends | Yes | 128 (45.7%) | 152 (54.286%) | 5.70 | 0.044 | | No | 1031 (38.4%) | 1654 (61.6%) | | Physically attacked | Yes | 409 (59.5%) | 278 (40.5%) | 516.98 | 0.230 | | No | 750 (32.9%) | 1528 (67.1%) | | Bullied | Yes | 407 (55.1%) | 331 (44.9%) | 106.44 | 0.189 | | No | 752 (33.8%) | 1475 (66.2%) | | Parental care | Yes | 419 (36.2%) | 740 (63.8%) | 23.12 | 0.088 | | No | 814 (45.1%) | 992 (54.9%) | | Suicide ideation | Yes | 266 (55.2%) | 216 (44.8%) | 62.64 | 0.145 | | No | 893 (36.0%) | 1590 (64.0%) | | Suicide plan | Yes | 227 (52.2%) | 208 (47.8%) | 36.71 | 0.111 | | No | 932 (36.8%) | 1598 (63.2%) | | Suicide attempt | Yes | 210 (55.0%) | 172 (45.0%) | 46.47 | 0.125 | | No | 949 (36.7%) | 1634 (63.3%) |
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