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Table 1 Selected socio-demographic characteristics of the study population in the Guyana Global School-Based Health Survey, 2004

From: Prevalence and associated factors of suicidal ideation among school-going adolescents in Guyana: results from a cross sectional study

 

Total

100 (1197)

Males

49.0 (504)

Females

51.0 (693)

Age (years)

   

   <14

25.8 (302)

24.1 (115)

27.4 (187)

   14

30.3 (378)

32.4 (165)

28.3 (213)

   15

32.5 (386)

28.7 (146)

36.2 (240)

   ≥16

11.4 (131)

14.8 (78)

8.1 (53)

Smoking

   

   No

92.9 (1077)

89.2 (429)

96.4 (648)

   Yes

7.1 (75)

10.8 (51)

3.6 (24)

Alcohol use

   

   No

55.3 (684)

43.6 (226)

66.5 (458)

   Yes

44.7 (513)

56.4 (278)

33.5 (235)

Bullied

   

   No

61.1 (664)

59.2 (269)

62.9 (395)

   Yes

38.9 (410)

40.9 (182)

37.1 (228)

Depression

   

   No

67.4 (789)

71.1 (347)

64.1 (442)

   Yes

32.6 (385)

29.0 (140)

35.9 (245)

Suicidal ideation

   

   No

81.6 (953)

85.1 (417)

78.4 (536)

   Yes

18.4 (219)

14.9 (72)

21.6 (147)

Close friends

   

   No

9.2 (106)

8.6 (42)

9.8 (64)

   Yes

90.8 (1091)

91.4 (462)

90.2 (629)

Understanding parents

   

   No

22.0 (258)

21.7 (108)

22.2 (150)

   Yes

78.1 (912)

78.3 (381)

77.8 (531)