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Table 1 Demographics, the prevalence of bullying and suicidal behaviors among in-school adolescent N = 3793]

From: Does bullying predict suicidal behaviors among in-school adolescents? A cross-sectional finding from Tanzania as an example of a low-income country

Variables

Categories

n[%]

Demographics

 Gender

Male

1819 [47.9]

Female

1974 [52.1]

 Age

≤12 yrs.

681 [18.0]

13–17 yrs.

2987 [78.7]

> 17 yrs.

125 [3.3]

 Academic level

Primary school

2085 [55.0]

Secondary school

1703 [44.9]

Other grade

5 [0.1]

 Bullying

Yes

1023 [27.0]

No

2770 [73.0]

 Loneliness

Yes

283 [7.5]

No

3510 [92.5]

 Anxiety

Yes

237 [6.2]

No

3556 [93.8]

 Suicide ideation

Yes

536 [14.1]

No

3257 [85.9]

 Suicide attempt

Yes

422 [11.1]

No

3371 [88.9]