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. 2019 May 23;2019:9863890. doi: 10.1155/2019/9863890

Table 2.

Chi-square analysis on the proportions of truancy among in-school adolescents in Mozambique.

Variables Truancy (n=1500) Chi-square (X2) P-Value
No Yes
63.4 36.6
Socio-demographic factors
Age 11.17 p<0.001∗∗∗
11-14yrs 69.0 31.0
15+ 60.3 39.7
Sex 1.77 0.184
Male 61.6 38.4
Female 64.9 35.1
Grade 1.10 0.776
8th and 9th 63.8 36.2
10th 65.3 34.7
11th 62.0 38.0
12th 62.1 37.9
Experienced Hunger 14.15 p<0.001∗∗∗
No 69.0 31.0
Yes 59.5 40.5
Tobacco use 77.33 p<0.001∗∗∗
No 67.7 32.3
Yes 35.4 64.7
Smoking p<0.001∗∗∗
No 68.4 31.6 85.28
Yes 37.1 62.9
Engaged in a fight 28.20 p<0.001∗∗∗
No 70.6 29.4
Yes 57.4 42.7
Bullied 47.91 p<0.000∗∗∗
No 70.9 29.1
Yes 53.5 46.5
Attacked 62.14 p<0.001∗∗∗
No 73.1 26.9
Yes 53.5 46.6
Suicidal ideation 24.43 p<0.001∗∗∗
No 66.0 34.0
Yes 48.7 51.4
Number of Close friends 21.72 p<0.001∗∗∗
0 71.6 28.4
1-2 55.9 44.1
3 or more 67.5 32.5
Felt lonely 21.15 p<0.001∗∗∗
No 70.9 29.1
Yes 59.0 41.0
Peer support
No 66.7 33.3 1.62 0.203
Yes 62.6 37.4
Parents checking homework 7.49 p<0.01∗∗
No 58.7 41.3
Yes 65.9 34.1
Parents understood problems 3.81 0.051
No 61.0 39.0
Yes 65.9 34.1
Parents check at free Time 0.33 0.564
No 62.6 37.4
Yes 64.1 35.9