Table 2 Genderwise comparison of adolescent self-reported health behaviors and health outcomes
Total | Male | Female | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Physical health | ||||
General health | ||||
Excellent | 69 (22.55%) | 40 (28.78) | 29 (17.37%) | 0.06 |
Good | 194 (63.40%) | 79 (56.83%) | 115 (68.86%) | |
Fair | 33 (10.78%) | 14 (10.07%) | 19 (11.38%) | |
Poor | 10 (3.27%) | 6 (4.32%) | 4 (2.4%) | |
Last visit with medical professional | ||||
In the past year | 239 (78.10%) | 100 (71.94%) | 139 (83.23%) | 0.03 |
3–5 years ago | 27 (8.82%) | 19 (13.67%) | 8 (4.79%) | |
> 10 years ago | 5 (1.63%) | 3 (2.16%) | 2 (1.20%) | |
Never | 35 (11.44%) | 17 (12.23%) | 18 (10.78%) | |
Denied care from a health center | ||||
Yes | 154 (50.33%) | 81 (58.27%) | 73 (43.71%) | 0.01 |
No | 152 (49.67%) | 58 (41.73%) | 94 (56.29%) | |
Illness in the past month (diarrhea) | ||||
Yes | 91 (29.74%) | 42 (30.22%) | 49 (29.34%) | 0.87 |
No | 215 (70.26%) | 97 (69.78%) | 118 (70.66%) | |
Weekly time spent preparing meals for household | ||||
0 h | 20 (6.54%) | 20 (14.39%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0.00 |
1–2 h | 72 (23.53%) | 32 (23.02%) | 40 (23.95%) | |
3–4 h | 86 (28.10%) | 47 (33.81%) | 39 (23.35%) | |
> 5 h | 128 (41.83%) | 40 (28.78%) | 88 (52.69%) | |
Weekly time spent collecting water for household | ||||
0 h | 65 (21.24%) | 29 (20.86%) | 36 (21.56%) | 0.00 |
1–2 h | 69 (22.55%) | 43 (30.94%) | 26 (15.57%) | |
3–4 h | 46 (15.03%) | 24 (17.27%) | 22 (13.17%) | |
> 5 h | 126 (41.18%) | 43 (30.94%) | 83 (49.70%) | |
Substance use | ||||
Tried tobacco products | ||||
Yes | 13 (3.92%) | 5 (3.60%) | 7 (4.19%) | 0,79 |
No | 294 (96.08%) | 134 (96.4%) | 160 (95.81%) | |
Tried alcohol | ||||
Yes | 38 (12.42%) | 23 (16.55%) | 15 (8.98%) | 0.07 |
No | 268 (84.97%0 | 116 (83.45%) | 152 (91.01%) | |
Alcohol use in the community | ||||
Too many people drink too much | 267 (87.25%) | 127 (91.37%) | 140 (83.83%) | 0.233 |
A few people drink too much | 23 (7.52%) | 6 (4.31%) | 17 (10.17%) | |
People in my community do not drink too much | 16 (5.22%) | 6 (4.31%) | 10 (5.99%) | |
Substance use by friends (tobacco, drugs) | ||||
All my friends use substances | 3 (0.98%) | 0 (0.00%) | 3 (1.80%) | 0.00 |
Most of my friends use substances | 14 (4.58%) | 11 (7.91%) | 3 (1.80%) | |
Some of my friends use substances | 289 (94.44%) | 128 (92.09%) | 161 (96.41%) | |
Safety | ||||
Experienced violence in home | ||||
Often | 67 (21.90%) | 27 (19.42%) | 40 (23.95%) | 0.45 |
Sometimes | 239 (78.10%) | 112 (80.57%) | 127 (76.04%) | |