Table 3.
Factors associated with truancy among adolescents in Swaziland
| Factor | OR (95% CI)* |
| Age | |
| < 14 | 0.92 (0.85, 1.00) |
| 14 | 1.11 (1.04, 1.19) |
| 15+ | 1 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 1.22 (1.16, 1.28) |
| Female | 1 |
| Schooling (years) | |
| 6 to 8 | 1.07 (1.01, 1.13) |
| 9 to 11 | 1 |
| Hungry | |
| Never | 0.82 (0.75, 0.89) |
| Rarely | 0.72 (0.62, 0.84) |
| Sometimes | 1.30 (1.19, 1.41) |
| Most of the times or always | 1 |
| Drank alcohol | |
| Yes | 1.34 (1.27, 1.42) |
| No | 1 |
| Number of times bullied | |
| 0 | 0.74 (0.70, 0.79) |
| 1 or 2 | 1.06 (0.98, 1.14) |
| 3+ | 1 |
| Most students kind and helpful | |
| Never | 0.85 (0.77, 0.93) |
| Rarely | 1.46 (1.30, 1.64) |
| Sometimes | 1.11 (1.03, 1.21) |
| Most of the times | 0.94 (0.84, 1.06) |
| Always | 1 |
| Parents checked homework | |
| Never | 0.98 (0.89, 1.07) |
| Rarely | 1.22 (1.06, 1.40) |
| Sometimes | 1.05 (0.96, 1.15) |
| Most of the times | 1.03 (0.91, 1.16) |
| Always | 1 |
| Parents understood problems | |
| Never | 0.92 (0.83,1.01) |
| Rarely | 1.50 (1.32, 1.71) |
| Sometimes | 0.95 (0.87, 1.04) |
| Most of the times | 0.87 (0.87, 0.98) |
| Always | 1 |
| Parental supervision | |
| Never | 1.05 (0.96, 1.15) |
| Rarely | 1.34 (1.17, 1.53) |
| Sometimes | 0.98 (0.90, 1.07) |
| Most of the times | 0.90 (0.80, 1.01) |
| Always | 1 |
OR (95%CI)* adjusted for all the factors in the model