A multi-country analysis of the prevalence and factors associated with bullying victimisation among in-school adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from the global school-based health survey

Table 2 Bivariate analysis of bullying victimisation across the background characteristics of the in-school adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa

Variables	N = 25,454		Bullying victimization		Chi-square (p-value)
Variables	Frequency	Percentage	No (%)	Yes (%)	Chi-square (p-value)
Age					7.60 (0.006)
14 years or younger	8222	32.3	60.0	40.0
15 years or older	17,232	67.7	61.8	38.2
Sex					0.17 (0.676)
Female	13,153	51.7	61.1	38.9
Male	12,301	48.3	61.3	38.7
Felt lonely					469.28 (< 0.001)
No	22,273	87.5	63.7	36.3
Yes	3181	12.5	43.7	56.3
Anxiety					422.07 (< 0.001)
No	22,354	87.8	63.5	36.5
Yes	3100	12.2	44.4	55.6
Suicidal ideation					438.64 (< 0.001)
No	21,323	83.8	64.0	36.0
Yes	4131	16.2	46.7	53.3
Suicidal plan					397.41 (< 0.001)
No	20,904	82.1	64.0	36.0
Yes	4550	17.9	48.2	51.8
Suicidal attempt					865.34 (< 0.001)
No	21,261	83.5	65.2	34.8
Yes	4193	16.5	41.0	59.0
Current marijuana use					170.44 (< 0.001)
No	24,508	96.3	62.0	38.0
Yes	946	3.7	40.9	59.1
Truancy					391.59 (< 0.001)
No	18,694	73.4	64.8	35.2
Yes	6760	26.6	51.2	48.8
Close friends					0.08 (0.776)
No	2581	10.1	60.9	39.1
Yes	22,873	89.9	61.2	38.8
Peer support					134.46 (< 0.001)
No	17,310	68.0	58.8	41.2
Yes	8144	32.0	66.4	33.6
Parental or guardian supervision					26.28 (< 0.001)
No	14,519	57.0	59.8	40.2
Yes	10,935	43.0	63.0	37.0
Parental or guardian connectedness					108.60 (< 0.001)
No	15,215	59.8	58.6	41.4
Yes	10,239	40.2	65.1	34.9
Parental or guardian bonding					62.14 (< 0.001)
No	15,690	61.6	59.3	40.7
Yes	9764	38.4	64.3	35.7

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