Table 7.

Effect of COVID-19 lockdown on socio-economic status and health behaviours

Effects of COVID-19 lockdown	In-school (n = 1869, %)	Out-of-school (n = 631, %)	Total (N = 2500)
Due to COVID-19 lockdown, did you experience any of the following economic challenges? (Yes)
Loss of a job	127 (6.8)	280 (44.4)	407 (16.3)
Reduction in income	252 (13.5)	504 (79.9)	756 (30.3)
Closure of business	103 (5.5)	267 (42.3)	370 (14.8)
Due to the effects of COVID-19 lockdown, did you practice more of the following behaviours? (Yes)
Smoking or chewing tobacco	14 (0.8)	37 (5.9)	51 (2.0)
Use alcohol such as waragi or beer	59 (3.2)	98 (15.5)	157 (6.3)
Use of substances such as khat or marijuana	37 (2.0)	76 (12.1)	113 (4.5)
Physical activity such as jogging or other sports	881 (47.2)	279 (44.4)	1160 (46.5)
Binge eating	510 (27.3)	118 (18.7)	628 (25.2)
Sedentary life style such as excessive watching of TV	1220 (65.3)	334 (53.0)	1554 (62.2)