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TableÌý1 Demographic background and substance use

From: Substance use among Ghanaian adolescents in secondary education: the determinants and medico-social implications

Variable

Total population (N = 240)

Substance use (N = 156)

Χ2 (chi-square)

P-value

Age

 Mean age (years)

17.31

17.80

—

—

Age of initiation

 10–12Ìý²â±ð²¹°ù²õ

31 (12.9%)

6 (3.8%)

12.45

0.002

 13–15Ìý²â±ð²¹°ù²õ

57 (23.8%)

26 (16.7%)

ÌýÌý

 16–18Ìýyears

152 (63.3%)

124 (79.5%)

ÌýÌý

Sex

 M²¹±ô±ð

162 (67.5%)

114 (73.1%)

1.84

0.175

 F±ð³¾²¹±ô±ð

78 (32.5%)

42 (26.9%)

ÌýÌý

Academic status

 SHS 1

47 (19.6%)

21 (13.5%)

6.92

0.031

 SHS 2

49 (20.4%)

38 (24.3%)

ÌýÌý

 SHS 3

144 (60.0%)

97 (62.2%)

ÌýÌý

Residential status

 B´Ç²¹°ù»å¾±²Ô²µ

205(85.4%)

132 (84.6%)

0.05

0.822

 D²¹²â

35 (14.6%)

24 (15.4%)

ÌýÌý