. 2023 Jan;72(1 Suppl):S96–S104. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.10.037

Table 3.

Preferred engagement spheres, aspirations for engagement, support and training needs, and barriers to engagement among younger youths (15–19), older youths (20–24), and young adults (25–29) in Nigeria and South Africa

	South Africa			Nigeria
	15–19	20–24	25–29	15–19	20–24	25–29
Aspirations for engagement
Be part of a mental health project	24.1^a	28.3	29.7	29.8^a	38.5	49.0^a
Support each other	40.1^a	35.0	31.2	22.6^a	18.6	14.8^a
Help improve the support available	18.3	18.4	19.0	19.4	19.2	17.2^a
Help collect info on mental health	7.0	6.9	7.7	12.8^a	9.7	7.5^a
Inform local leaders about challenges	9.7	11.8	11.9	13.9	12.7	10.4^a
Other	0.89	0.67	0.55	1.4	1.2	1.1
	χ²(10) = 34.06, p < .001			χ²(10) = 566.45, p < .001
Spheres of influence
School	48.0^a	40.2	37.1	39.6^a	34.4	31.2^a
Community spaces	32.1	36.7	40.0	31.3^a	36.3	41.3^a
Online	8.0	9.0	8.1	13.0	14.6	13.8
Home	4.5	6.6	5.3	7.0	6.6	6.3
Work	4.2	5.1	7.3	3.2	3.1	2.8
Other	3.2	3.3	2.2	5.8	5.1	4.7
	χ²(10) = 46.89, p < .001			χ²(10) = 144.2, p < .001
Support and training needs
Classes about mental health	43.9	39.9	32.2^a	40.5^a	33.6	30.6^a
Platforms to speak about ideas	19.1^a	24.8	26.9	28.1^a	33.8	36.1^a
Support to cope	17.5	15.7	18.2	11.9^a	15.8	18.8^a
Opportunity to connect	13.3	13.9	16.0	12.0	10.6	10.0
Not the school’s responsibility	6.1	5.5	6.5	7.1	6.0	4.3^a
Other	0.06	0.20	0.16	0.48	0.21	0.21
	Fisher’s exact test, p < .002			Fisher’s exact test, p < .002
Barriers to engagement
Not enough information	41.5	45.3	44.4	39.8	36.5	36.5
Unsure we can make a difference	26.6	25.1	20.4	22.4	20.4	17.5^a
Don’t know how to get involved	14.5	15.8	19.8	22.10	23.5	25.0
Not a priority for youth	17.1	13.8	15.3	15.4^a	19.4	20.8
Other	0.21	0.04	0.18	0.31	0.17	0.19
	Fisher’s exact test, p < .004			Fisher’s exact test, p < .002

Significantly different from older youth (20–24 year olds), p < .05.