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Table 2 Characteristics of study participants in the Swaziland Global Health Survey, 2003

From: Prevalence and correlates of truancy among adolescents in Swaziland: findings from the Global School-Based Health Survey

Factor

Total

Males

Females

 

n* (%)**

n* (%)**

n* (%)**

Age

   

< 14

1465 (20.6)

472 (18.8)

949 (21.7)

14

2586 (36.9)

871 (35.5)

1635 (37.6)

15+

3049 (42.5)

1127 (45.7)

1828 (40.7)

Sex

   

Male

2526 (36.2)

  

Female

4470 (63.8)

  

Schooling (years)

   

6 to 8

4496 (65.3)

1692 (69.7)

2684 (62.8)

9 to 11

2481 (34.7)

748 (30.3)

1666 (37.2)

Hungry

   

Never

3428 (47.4)

1168 (47.0)

2138 (47.8)

Rarely

455 (5.9)

147 (5.5)

295 (6.2)

Sometimes

2548 (37.0)

877 (36.8)

1565 (36.9)

Most of the times or always

676 (9.7)

260 (10.7)

380 (9.0)

Drank alcohol

   

Yes

984 (16.6)

410 (20.5)

536 (14.5)

No

5132 (83.4)

1638 (79.5)

3305 (85.5)

Number of times bullied

   

0

3811 (60.4)

1203 (57.0)

2462 (62.3)

1 or 2

1381 (22.6)

457 (22.2)

872 (23.0)

3+

1017 (17.0)

424 (20.8)

546 (14.7)

Most students kind and helpful

   

Never

1587 (25.2)

605 (28.7)

916 (23.2)

Rarely

705 (10.9)

284 (13.2)

395 (9.7)

Sometimes

2334 (36.7)

746 (34.8)

1507 (37.9)

Most of the times

852 (13.0)

254 (11.4)

563 (13.8)

Always

895 (14.2)

254 (11.8)

600 (15.3)

Parents checked homework

   

Never

2091 (31.3)

744 (32.8)

1259 (30.4)

Rarely

515 (7.8)

219 (9.7)

278 (6.8)

Sometimes

1710 (26.7)

536 (24.6)

1003 (25.0)

Most of the times

922 (14.1)

249 (11.2)

414 (10.1)

Always

1763 (26.8)

476 (21.7)

1116 (27.6)

Parents understood problems

   

Never

1583 (24.1)

565 (25.6)

952 (23.2)

Rarely

547 (8.3)

264 (11.8)

263 (6.4)

Sometimes

1710 (26.7)

600 (27.1)

1033 (26.4)

Most of the times

922 (14.1)

276 (12.8)

617 (15.0)

Always

1763 (26.8)

517 (22.8)

1175 (28.9)

Parental supervision

   

Never

1807 (27.5)

643 (28.8)

1073 (26.4)

Rarely

510 (7.6)

218 (9.6)

279 (6.7)

Sometimes

1785 (27.3)

620 (27.3)

1106 (27.7)

Most of the times

925 (14.3)

291 (13.2)

595 (14.9)

Always

1539 (23.3)

467 (21.1)

1002 (24.3)

Truancy

   

Yes

1405 (21.6)

605 (27.5)

723 (17.9)

No

5200 (78.4)

1638 (72.5)

3374 (82.1)

  1. n* unweighted frequency
  2. (%)** weighted percent