Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population by sex
| SEX | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Male | Female | P-value | |
| (n = 201) | (n = 88) | (n = 113) | ||
| Age N (%) | 0.086 | |||
| 15-17 | 39 (19.4) | 23 (26.1) | 16 (14.2) | |
| 18-20 | 67 (33.3) | 25 (28.4) | 42 (37.2) | |
| 21-24 | 95 (47.3) | 40 (45.5) | 55 (48.7) | |
| Mean | 20.04 | 19.7 | 20.4 | |
| Std. deviation | 2.667 | 2.754 | 2.570 | |
| Education N (%) | 0.002 | |||
| No education | 8 (4.0) | 1 (1.1) | 7 (6.2) | |
| Primary | 46 (22.9) | 11 (12.5) | 35 (31.0) | |
| Middle/JHS | 86 (42.8) | 44 (50.0) | 42 (37.2) | |
| Secondary + | 61 (30.3) | 32 (36.4) | 29 (25.7) | |
| Alcohol-use N (%) | 0.198 | |||
| Never drinker | 98 (48.8) | 21 (23.9) | 56 (49.6) | |
| Former drinker | 46 (22.9) | 25 (28.4) | 21 (18.6) | |
| Current drinker | 57 (28.9) | 42 (42.7) | 36 (31.9) | |
| Smoked tobacco N (%) | 0.181 | |||
| Never smoked | 172 (85.6) | 72 (81.8) | 100 (88.5) | |
| Ever smoked | 29 (14.4) | 16 (18.2) | 13 (11.5) | |
| Locality N (%) | 0.579 | |||
| Agbogbloshie | 36 (17.9) | 14 (15.9) | 22 (19.5) | |
| James Town | 43 (21.4) | 17 (19.3) | 26 (23.0) | |
| Ussher Town | 122 (60.7) | 57 (64.8) | 65 (57.5) | |
| Employment status N (%) | 0.002 | |||
| Unemployed | 93 (46.3) | 30 (34.1) | 63 (55.8) | |
| Employed | 108 (53.7) | 58 (65.9) | 50 (44.2) | |