Table 2. Distribution of the covariates in each individual country.
| Variable | Benin | Ghana | Liberia | Mauritius | Mozambique | Namibia | Seychelles | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group (years) | ||||||||
| 14 years or younger | 269 (12.7) | 854 (29.6) | 261 (16.4) | 1055 (42.3) | 384 (28.7) | 890 (24.7) | 1191 (60.8) | 1863 (59.8) |
| 15 years or older | 1858 (87.3) | 2035 (70.4) | 1333 (83.6) | 1438 (57.7) | 955 (71.3) | 2713 (75.3) | 769 (39.2) | 1251 (40.2) |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 559 (26.3) | 1403 (48.6) | 747 (46.9) | 1385 (55.6) | 623 (46.5) | 1958 (54.3) | 1061 (54.1) | 1607 (51.6) |
| Male | 1568 (73.7) | 1486 (51.4) | 847 (53.1) | 1108 (45.4) | 716 (53.5) | 1645 (45.7) | 899 (45.9) | 1506 (48.4) |
| Felt hungry | ||||||||
| No | 1730 (81.3) | 2488 (86.1) | 1369 (85.9) | 2327 (93.4) | 1215 (90.8) | 3290 (91.3) | 1748 (89.2) | 2939 (94.4) |
| Yes | 397 (18.7) | 401 (13.9) | 225 (14.1) | 166 (6.6) | 124 (9.2) | 313 (8.7) | 212 (10.8) | 175 (5.6) |
| Anxiety | ||||||||
| No | 1692 (79.6) | 2520 (87.2) | 1299 (81.5) | 2289 (91.8) | 1222 (91.3) | 3080 (85.5) | 1752 (89.4) | 2951 (94.8) |
| Yes | 435 (20.4) | 369 (12.8) | 295 (18.5) | 204 (8.2) | 117 (8.7) | 523 (14.5) | 208 (10.6) | 163 (5.2) |
| Current alcohol use | ||||||||
| No | 1205 (56.7) | 2513 (87.0) | 1273 (79.9) | 1878 (75.3) | 1189 (88.8) | 2391 (66.4) | 1046 (53.4) | 3019 (96.9) |
| Yes | 922 (43.3) | 376 (13.0) | 321 (20.1) | 615 (24.7) | 150 (11.2) | 1212 (33.6) | 914 (46.6) | 95 (3.1) |
| Current cigarette smoking | ||||||||
| No | 2012 (94.6) | 2740 (94.8) | 1503 (94.3) | 2110 (84.6) | 1317 (98.3) | 3292 (91.4) | 1633 (83.3) | 3032 (97.4) |
| Yes | 115 (5.4) | 149 (5.2) | 91 (5.7) | 383 (15.4) | 22 (1.7) | 311 (8.6) | 327 (16.7) | 82 (2.6) |
| Current marijuana use | ||||||||
| No | 2104 (98.9) | 2763 (95.6) | 1509 (94.7) | 2359 (94.6) | 1327 (99.1) | 3451 (95.8) | 1827 (93.2) | 3078 (98.8) |
| Yes | 23 (1.1) | 126 (4.4) | 85 (5.3) | 134 (5.4) | 12 (0.9) | 152 (4.2) | 133 (6.8) | 36 (1.2) |
| Current tobacco use | ||||||||
| No | 2032 (95.5) | 2641 (91.4) | 1490 (93.5) | 2271 (91.1) | 1311 (97.9) | 3398 (94.3) | 1854 (94.6) | 3040 (97.6) |
| Yes | 95 (4.5) | 248 (8.6) | 104 (6.5) | 222 (8.9) | 28 (2.1) | 205 (5.7) | 106 (5.4) | 74 (2.4) |
| Parent or guardian supervision | ||||||||
| No | 1371 (64.4) | 1676 (58.0) | 827 (51.9) | 1704 (68.4) | 680 (50.8) | 2183 (60.6) | 1139 (58.1) | 1290 (41.4) |
| Yes | 756 (35.6) | 1213 (42.0) | 767 (48.1) | 789 (31.6) | 659 (49.2) | 1420 (39.4) | 821 (41.9) | 1824 (58.6) |
| Parent or guardian connectedness | ||||||||
| No | 1446 (68.0) | 1821 (63.0) | 899 (56.4) | 1435 (57.6) | 670 (50.0) | 2139 (59.4) | 1327 (67.7) | 1886 (60.6) |
| Yes | 681 (32.0) | 1068 (37.0) | 695 (43.6) | 1058 (42.4) | 669 (50.0) | 1464 (40.6) | 633 (32.3) | 1228 (39.4) |
| Parent or guardian bonding | ||||||||
| No | 1455 (68.4) | 1807 (62.5) | 963 (60.4) | 1348 (54.1) | 803 (60.0) | 2434 (67.6) | 1152 (58.8) | 1886 (60.6) |
| Yes | 672 (31.6) | 1082 (37.5) | 631 (39.6) | 1145 (45.9) | 536 (40.0) | 1169 (32.4) | 808 (41.2) | 1228 (39.4) |
| Parent or guardian respect for privacy | ||||||||
| No | 331 (15.5) | 1214 (42.0) | 826 (51.8) | 792 (31.8) | 251 (18.7) | 1524 (42.3) | 605 (30.9) | 702 (22.5) |
| Yes | 1796 (84.5) | 1675 (58.0) | 768 (48.2) | 1701 (68.2) | 1088 (81.3) | 2079 (57.7) | 1355 (69.1) | 2412 (77.5) |