Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of children who reported any parental physical abuse or any alcohol-related physical abuse among youth living in the slums of Kampala, (n = 1134).
| Variables | Physical Abuse | Alcohol-Related Physical Abuse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 380) 33.7% |
No (n = 749) 66.3% |
Chi-Square, (df), p-Value |
Yes (n = 140) 12.4% |
No (n = 988) 87.6% |
Chi-Square, (df), p-Value |
|
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 168 (44.2%) | 326 (43.6%) | 0.04, (1), p = 0.84 |
72 (51.4%) | 422 (42.8%) | 3.75, (1), p = 0.05 |
| Female | 212 (55.8%) | 422 (56.4%) | 68 (48.6%) | 565 (57.2%) | ||
| Age, Mean (SD) | 16.3 (1.7) | 16.0 (1.8) | 16.5 (1.5) | 16.1 (1.8) | ||
| Education | ||||||
| Primary or less | 130 (34.4%) | 266 (36.1%) | 3.39, (2), p = 0.18 |
37 (26.4%) | 359 (36.9%) | 6.81, (2), p = 0.03 |
| Completed primary | 80 (21.2%) | 183 (24.8%) | 42 (30.0%) | 221 (22.7%) | ||
| Secondary or higher | 168 (44.4%) | 288 (39.1%) | 61 (43.6%) | 394 (40.5%) | ||
| Parental living status | ||||||
| Both parents dead | 96 (25.3%) | 154 (20.6%) | 3.34, (2), p = 0.19 |
42 (30.0%) | 208 (21.1%) | 7.21, (2), p = 0.03 |
| One parent dead | 139 (36.6%) | 284 (37.9%) | 53 (37.9%) | 368 (37.3%) | ||
| Both parents living | 145 (38.2%) | 311 (41.5%) | 45 (32.1%) | 412 (41.7%) | ||
| Ever lived on the streets with nowhere to go | ||||||
| Yes | 110 (29.0%) | 138 (18.5%) | 16.19, (1), p < 0.0001 |
44 (31.4%) | 204 (20.7%) | 8.27, (1), p = 0.004 |
| No | 270 (71.0%) | 610 (81.5%) | 96 (68.6%) | 783 (79.3%) | ||