Table 2.

Bivariate Analysis of the Proportion of Bullying Victimization among In-school Adolescents in Ghana.

	N = 1342		Bullying Victimization	Chi-Square χ2 (p-Value)
Variable	Frequency	Percentage	Yes (41.3%)
Age				1.23 (0.268)
12–14 years	38	2.8	50.0
15–18 years	1304	97.2	41.0
Sex				3.98 (0.046)
Female	601	44.8	44.3
Male	741	55.2	38.9
Grade				85.98 (<0.001)
SHS 1	396	29.5	54.0
SHS 2	253	18.8	54.2
SHS 3	429	32.0	30.8
SHS 4	264	19.7	26.9
Ever went hungry				6.23 (0.013)
No	1179	87.9	40.0
Yes	163	12.1	50.3
Injury				112.92 (<0.001)
No	651	48.5	26.4
Yes	691	51.5	55.1
Engaged in fight				80.38 (<0.001)
No	972	72.4	33.8
Yes	370	27.6	60.8
Attacked				70.56 (<0.001)
No	857	63.9	32.8
Yes	485	36.1	56.3
Truant				1.81 (0.179)
No	933	69.5	40.1
Yes	409	30.5	44.0
Anxiety				9.51 (0.002)
No	1156	86.1	39.6
Yes	186	13.9	51.6
Loneliness				22.78 (<0.001)
No	1100	82.0	38.3
Yes	242	18.0	55.0
Suicidal ideation				25.77 (<0.001)
No	1134	84.5	38.4
Yes	208	15.5	57.2
Suicidal attempt				55.65 (<0.001)
No	1081	80.6	36.4
Yes	261	19.4	61.7
Current alcohol use				15.94 (<0.001)
No	1187	88.5	39.3
Yes	155	11.5	56.1
Current tobacco use				27.46 (<0.001)
No	1279	95.3	39.7
Yes	63	4.7	73.0
Current cigarette smoking				18.13 (<0.001)
No	1303	97.1	40.3
Yes	39	2.9	74.4
Current marijuana use				25.11 (<0.001)
No	1310	97.6	40.2
Yes	32	2.4	84.4
Close friends				3.16 (0.076)
No	179	13.3	35.2
Yes	1163	86.7	42.2
Peer support				4.79 (0.029)
No	870	64.8	43.4
Yes	472	35.2	37.3
Parental or guardian supervision				2.97 (0.085)
No	776	57.8	39.3
Yes	266	42.2	44.0
Parental or guardian connectedness				2.17 (0.141)
No	731	54.5	43.1
Yes	611	45.5	39.1
Parental or guardian bonding				0.11 (0.741)
No	802	59.8	41.6
Yes	540	40.2	40.7
Parental or guardian respect for privacy				10.67 (0.001)
No	1130	84.2	39.4
Yes	212	15.8	51.4

Source: GSHS, 2012.