Table 2.
Sample background characteristics and prevalence of injuries.
| Injured Once or Multiple Times n = 2058 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage | Yes (%) | No (%) |
| Injured Once or Multiple Times | 57.0 | 43.0 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 900 | 43.7 | 58.7 | 41.3 |
| Male | 1158 | 56.3 | 55.7 | 44.2 |
| Age | ||||
| 13 years or younger | 240 | 11.7 | 62.5 | 37.5 |
| 14–16 years | 758 | 36.8 | 63.1 | 36.9 |
| 17 years or older | 1060 | 51.5 | 51.5 | 48.5 |
| School | ||||
| JHS | 798 | 38.8 | 66.8 | 33.2 |
| SHS | 1260 | 61.2 | 50.9 | 49.1 |
| Hunger | ||||
| No | 1806 | 87.8 | 56.1 | 43.9 |
| Yes | 252 | 12.2 | 63.9 | 36.1 |
| Physical education | ||||
| No | 604 | 29.3 | 66.5 | 33.5 |
| Yes | 1454 | 70.7 | 73.8 | 26.2 |
| Truancy | ||||
| No | 1363 | 66.2 | 51.5 | 48.5 |
| Yes | 695 | 33.8 | 67.9 | 32.1 |
| Bullied | ||||
| No | 1114 | 54.1 | 43.7 | 56.3 |
| Yes | 944 | 45.9 | 72.8 | 27.2 |
| Physical attack | ||||
| No | 1262 | 61.3 | 45.5 | 54.5 |
| Yes | 796 | 38.7 | 75.4 | 24.6 |
| Physical fight | ||||
| No | 1353 | 65.7 | 47.2 | 52.8 |
| Yes | 705 | 34.3 | 75.9 | 24.1 |
| Peer support | ||||
| No | 1374 | 66.8 | 58.9 | 41.1 |
| Yes | 684 | 33.2 | 53.4 | 46.6 |
| Alcohol use | ||||
| No | 1813 | 88.1 | 54.9 | 45.1 |
| Yes | 245 | 11.9 | 73.1 | 26.9 |
| Smoking cigarette | ||||
| No | 1970 | 95.7 | 55.8 | 44.2 |
| Yes | 88 | 4.3 | 84.1 | 15.9 |
| Marijuana use | ||||
| No | 1987 | 96.6 | 55.7 | 44.3 |
| Yes | 71 | 3.4 | 94.4 | 5.6 |
| Tobacco use | ||||
| No | 1923 | 93.4 | 55.3 | 44.7 |
| Yes | 135 | 6.6 | 82.2 | 17.8 |
| Drug use | ||||
| No | 1958 | 95.1 | 55.3 | 44.7 |
| Yes | 100 | 4.9 | 91.0 | 9.0 |
| Psychological distress | ||||
| Low | 1124 | 54.6 | 50.1 | 49.9 |
| Medium | 495 | 24.1 | 57.6 | 42.4 |
| High | 439 | 21.3 | 74.3 | 25.7 |
| Parental or guardian support | ||||
| Low | 1173 | 57.0 | 58.4 | 41.6 |
| Medium | 447 | 21.7 | 56.2 | 43.8 |
| High | 438 | 21.3 | 54.3 | 45.7 |
JHS = junior high school, SHS = senior high school.