Table 1.

Lifetime prevalence of substance use among youth in Rwanda

	Have ever used any substance		p
	Yes (%)	No (%)
Gender
Male	67.03	32.97	0.000
Female	36.92	63.08
Residence area
Rural	55.61	44.39	0.000
Urban	45.12	54.88
Status of parents (Alive)
Yes, both	50.22	49.78	0.000
Yes, one	54.97	45.03
No	62.61	37.39
Age groups
10-15	30.77	69.23	0.000
16-20	39.95	60.05
21-25	59.03	40.97
26-30	65.55	34.45
31-35	68.54	31.46
Student status
Still a student	32.63	67.37	0.000
Finished studies	57.29	42.71
Dropped out of school	59.12	40.88
Never went to school	66.96	33.04