Table 1.
Distribution of factors by gender among students in Swaziland, 2013
| Total | Males | Females | |
| Factor | n1 (%)2 | n1 (%)2 | n1 (%)2 |
| Age | |||
| <14 | 338 (9.6) | 127 (7.5) | 210 (11.6) |
| 14 | 452 (13.4) | 179 (11.1) | 271 (15.6) |
| 15 | 533 (15.9) | 199 (12.8) | 333 (18.8) |
| 16 | 601 (16.9) | 271 (16.5) | 329 (17.3) |
| 17 | 752 (20.3) | 387 (22.6) | 363 (18.2) |
| 18+ | 953 (23.9) | 554 (29.5) | 394 (18.4) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 1736 (48.8) | − | − |
| Female | 1908 (51.2) | − | − |
| Food security | |||
| No | 307 (8.6) | 168 (10.0) | 133 (7.2) |
| Yes | 3345 (91.4) | 1552 (90.0) | 1765 (92.8) |
| Anxiety | |||
| Yes | 324 (8.8) | 132 (7.8) | 188 (9.6) |
| No | 3321 (91.2) | 1585 (92.2) | 1705 (90.4) |
| Loneliness | |||
| Yes | 383 (10.4) | 185 (10.8) | 190 (9.8) |
| No | 3270 (89.6) | 1539 (89.2) | 1703 (90.2) |
| Close friends | |||
| No | 623 (17.1) | 295 (17.0) | 318 (16.9) |
| Yes | 3022 (82.9) | 1414 (83.0) | 1584 (83.1) |
| Truancy | |||
| Yes | 554 (15.6) | 306 (18.0) | 238 (13.0) |
| No | 3035 (84.4) | 1384 (82.0) | 1625 (87.0) |
| Bullied | |||
| Yes | 1068 (31.1) | 493 (30.6) | 559 (31.3) |
| No | 2433 (68.9) | 1162 (69.4) | 1254 (68.7) |
| Attacked | |||
| Yes | 1152 (32.4) | 580 (34.9) | 561 (30.1) |
| No | 2465 (67.6) | 1122 (65.1) | 1319 (69.9) |
| In a fight | |||
| Yes | 667 (18.7) | 414 (24.2) | 249 (13.6) |
| No | 3002 (81.3) | 1317 (75.8) | 1653 (86.4) |
| Ever used drugs | |||
| Yes | 449 (12.4) | 314 (18.6) | 131 (6.8) |
| No | 3021 (87.6) | 1293 (81.4) | 1697 (93.2) |
| Ever used marijuana | |||
| Yes | 271 (7.3) | 194 (11.1) | 74 (3.7) |
| No | 3287 (92.7) | 1468 (88.9) | 1787 (96.3) |
| Parental understanding | |||
| Yes | 1466 (41.5) | 643 (38.5) | 811 (44.5) |
| No | 2075 (58.5) | 1026 (61.5) | 1028 (55.5) |
| Suicidal ideation | |||
| Yes | 600 (17.0) | 251 (15.6) | 341 (18.3) |
| No | 2971 (83.0) | 1421 (84.4) | 1525 (81.7) |
1
unweighted frequencies
2
weighted percents