Table 3 Logistic regression analyses on the correlates of psychosocial distress among in-school adolescents in Mozambique

Age

 11–14

Ref

 15–18

1.681**[1.233–2.292]

Sex

 Female

Ref

 Male

0.755* [0.601–0.950]

Hunger

 No

Ref

 Yes

1.614** [1.157–2.250]

Bullied

 No

Ref

 Yes

1.451** [1.150–1.831]

Physical fight

 No

Ref

 Yes

1.376* [1.070–1.769]

Smoking

 No

Ref

 Yes

1.205 [0.658–2.208]

Physically attacked

 No

Ref

 Yes

1.802*** [1.404–2.313]

Physical activity

 Less than 4 days

Ref

 4+

1.241 [0.942–1.635]

Truant

 No

Ref

 Yes

1.126 [0.874–1.450]

Number of close friends

 0

Ref

 1+

0.503*** [0.372–0.681]

Peers support

 No

Ref

 Yes

0.838 [0.648–1.084]

Parents’ understanding of problems and worries

 No

Ref

 Yes

0.876 [0.691–1.110]

 N

1918

 Pseudo R²

0.062