Table 1. Sample characteristics (i.e. Adolescents aged 13–17 years).
| Characteristics | Total | Mental Disorder§ | Suicidality¥ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | p- value | n (%) | p- value | |
| Total | 2134 (100.0) | 740 (34.7) | 168 (7.9) | ||
| Age (Mean = 15.4, SD = 1.39) | |||||
| 13 to ≤15 | 891 (41.8) | 328 (44.3) | 0.079 | 51 (30.4) | 0.002 |
| >15 to 17 | 1243 (58.2) | 412 (55.7) | 117 (69.6) | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Boys | 1112 (52.1) | 390 (52.7) | 0.689 | 47 (28.0) | <0.001 |
| Girls | 1022 (47.9) | 350 (47.3) | 121 (72.0) | ||
| Remoteness | |||||
| Cities | 1372 (64.3) | 494 (66.8) | 0.083 | 102 (60.7) | 0.211 |
| Regional/Remote | 762 (36.7) | 246 (33.2) | 66 (39.3) | ||
| Household income^ | |||||
| Low | 493 (23.1) | 208 (28.1) | <0.001 | 49 (29.2) | 0.015 |
| Medium | 983 (46.1) | 342 (46.2) | 82 (48.8) | ||
| High | 658 (30.8) | 190 (25.7) | 37 (22.0) | ||
| Parents’ educational level | |||||
| Bachelor | 684 (32.1) | 198 (26.8) | 0.001 | 46 (27.4) | 0.362 |
| Diploma | 771 (36.1) | 285 (38.5) | 65 (38.7) | ||
| Year 10/11 | 679 (31.8) | 257 (34.7) | 57 (33.9) | ||
| Parents’ employment status | |||||
| Employed | 1631 (76.4) | 531 (71.8) | <0.001 | 118 (70.2) | 0.023 |
| Unemployed | 503 (23.6) | 209 (28.2) | 50 (29.8) | ||
| Family typej | |||||
| Original | 1275 (59.7) | 404 (54.6) | <0.001 | 86 (51.2) | 0.011 |
| Other | 859 (40.3) | 336 (45.4) | 82 (48.8) | ||
| Family functioning | |||||
| Very good/Good | 1758 (82.4) | 564 (76.2) | <0.001 | 122 (72.6) | <0.001 |
| Fair/Poor | 376 (17.6) | 176 (23.8) | 46 (27.4) | ||
| IRSAD quintilee | |||||
| Lowest | 323 (15.1) | 135 (18.2) | 0.001 | 38 (22.6) | 0.036 |
| Second | 370 (17.3) | 147 (19.9) | 28 (16.7) | ||
| Third | 454 (21.3) | 157 (21.2) | 38 (22.6) | ||
| Fourth | 474 (22.2) | 151 (20.4) | 28 (16.7) | ||
| Highest | 513 (24.0) | 150 (20.3) | 36 (21.4) | ||
| Substance use by the child† | |||||
| No | 1225 (57.4) | 403 (54.5) | 0.045 | 35 (20.8) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 909 (42.6) | 337 (45.5) | 133 (79.2) | ||
Data are shown as n (%)
P-value of association with different mental health services
§No. of children having any of the following mental disorders—ADHD or Major depressive disorder or Anxiety disorder (General anxiety/Separation anxiety/Obsessive Compulsive Disorder/Social phobia) or conduct disorder
¥No. of children seriously considered attempting suicide in the past 12 months
^Household income: Low (<$52000), Medium ($52000-$129999) and High (>$130000)
jFamily type: original families means children are natural, adopted, or foster child of both parents, and no step child; other families include step, blended and children from families who are not natural, adopted, foster or step of either parent
eIRSAD: “The Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD): Summarizes information about the economic and social conditions of people and households within an area, including both relative advantage and disadvantage measures. Low indicates relatively greater disadvantage and a lack of advantage in general and high score indicates a relative lack of disadvantage and greater advantage in general.”
†Ever seriously try cigarette smoking, drink alcohol, cannabis or any other illegal drugs