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Table 2 Physical fighting by age, gender, smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, bulling victimization and parental supervision among adolescents in Namibia in 2004

From: Prevalence and associated factors of physical fighting among school-going adolescents in Namibia

 

Unadjusted odds ratios with 95% CI

 

Total

Males

Females

Age (years):

   

≤13

1.00

1.00

1.00

14

0.81 (0.68, 0.96)

0.84 (0.64, 1.10)

0.77 (0.61, 1.07)

15

0.92 (0.77, 1.10)

1.10 (0.84, 1.44)

0.79 (0.62, 1.01)

≥16

0.84 (0.70, 1.00)

0.77 (0.59, 1.00)

0.88 (0.68, 1.12)

Gender:

   

Female

1.00

-

-

Male

1.43 (1.26, 1.63)

-

-

Substance use (cigarette smoking, alcohol or drug use):

   

No

1.00

1.00

1.00

Yes

5.96 (4.67, 7.60)

3.53 (2.60, 4.81)

11.01 (7.25, 16.73)

Bullied:

   

No

1.00

1.00

1.00

Yes

4.51 (3.88, 5.24)

3.37 (2.72, 4.17)

5.66 (4.55, 7.04)

Yes

   

Parental supervision:

   

No

1.00

1.00

1.00

Yes

0.78 (0.57. 0.99)

0.85 (0.59, 0.95)

0.60 (0.37, 0.85)