Psychosocial distress among in-school adolescents in Mozambique: a cross-sectional study using the Global School-Based Health Survey data

Table 2 Background characteristics and prevalence of psychosocial distress among in-school adolescents in Mozambique

Variables	N = 1918		Psychosocial distress		Chi square (X²) (p-value)
Variables	Frequency	Percentage (%)	No (78.8%)	Yes (21.2%)	Chi square (X²) (p-value)
Age					5.9 (0.016)
11–14	560	29.2	84.16	15.84
15–18	1358	70.8	76.58	23.42
Sex					4.9 (0.034)
Female	938	48.89	75.95	24.05
Male	980	51.11	81.51	18.49
Grade					4.9 (0.300)
8th class	569	29.65	79.90	20.10
9th class	472	24.61	81.67	18.33
10th class	517	26.96	76.41	23.59
11th class	199	10.36	77.67	22.33
12th class	162	8.42	75.49	24.51
Hungry					12.5 (< 0.001)
No	1708	89.07	79.64	20.36
Yes	210	10.93	71.91	28.09
Bullied					26.1 (< 0.001)
No	1145	59.70	83.81	16.19
Yes	773	40.30	71.37	28.63
Physical fight					33.0(< 0.001)
No	1277	66.59	81.63	18.37
Yes	641	33.41	73.13	26.87
Alcohol					0.01 (0.929)
No	1716	89.46	79.25	20.75
Yes	202	10.54	74.94	25.06
Smoking					5.2 (0.023)
No	1868	97.42	79.14	20.86
Yes	50	2.58	65.56	34.44
Physically Attacked					48.6 (< 0.001)
No	1259	65.62	82.99	17.01
Yes	659	34.38	70.78	29.22
Physical activity					4.8 (0.028)
Less than 4 days	1523	79.40	79.48	20.52
4+	395	20.60	76.14	23.86
Truancy					6.6 (0.010)
No	1456	75.93	80.63	19.37
Yes	462	24.07	73.00	27.00
Close Friends					28.5 (< 0.001)
0	291	15.2	62.87	37.13
1+	1627	84.8	81.64	18.36
Peers support					6.2 (0.013)
No	1308	68.21	77.69	22.31
Yes	610	31.79	81.15	18.85
Parents checking Homework					0.1 (0.725)
No	1032	53.79	78.23	21.77
Yes	886	46.21	79.45	20.55
Parents’ understanding of problems and worries					4.8 (0.028)
No	1052	54.86	78.09	21.91
Yes	866	45.14	79.65	20.35
Free-time					0.087 (0.767)
No	1182	61.61	78.88	21.12
Yes	736	38.39	78.65	21.35

ISSN: 1753-2000