Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of youth in the 2014 Kampala Youth Survey, (n = 1133).
| Variable Name | Alcohol Use—Yes (n = 346) 30.54% |
Alcohol use—No ( n =787) 69.46% |
Total | Chi-Square, (df), p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.18, (1), p = 0.68 | |||
| Boys | 155 (44.8%) | 342 (43.5%) | 497 (43.9%) | |
| Girls | 191 (55.2%) | 445 (56.5%) | 636 (56.1%) | |
| Age, Median (IQR) | 17 (2) | 16 (3) | 17 (3) | |
| Education | 0.75, (2), p = 0.69 | |||
| Primary or less | 123 (35.9%) | 274 (35.3%) | 397 (35.5%) | |
| Completed primary | 75 (21.9%) | 188 (24.2%) | 263 (23.5%) | |
| Secondary or higher | 145 (42.3%) | 315 (40.5%) | 460 (41.1%) | |
| Parental living status | 33.74, (2), p < 0.0001 | |||
| Both parents dead | 101 (29.2%) | 150 (19.0%) | 251 (22.1%) | |
| One parent dead | 148 (42.8%) | 277 (35.2%) | 425 (37.5%) | |
| Both parents living | 97 (28.0%) | 361 (45.8%) | 458 (40.4%) | |
| Ever lived on the streets with nowhere to go | 81.51, (1), p < 0.0001 | |||
| Yes | 134 (38.7%) | 115 (14.6%) | 249 (22.0%) | |
| No | 212 (61.3%) | 672 (85.4%) | 884 (78.0%) |