Table 1 Demographic and behavioral characteristics of vocational school students in Bangkok (N = 638)
Total (N = 638) | LGBT (n = 89) | Heterosexual male/female (n = 549) | p-valued | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ||||
Less than or equal to 16 years | 337 (52.8%) | 52 (85.4%) | 285 (51.9%) | 0.253 |
More than or equal 17 years | 301 (47.2%) | 37 (41.6%) | 264 (48.1%) | |
Type of School | ||||
Public | 334 (52.4%) | 53 (59.6%) | 281 (51.2%) | 0.143 |
Private | 304 (47.6%) | 36 (40.4%) | 268 (48.8%) | |
GPAa | ||||
Less than or equal to 2.5 | 258 (40.4%) | 33 (37.1%) | 225 (41.0%) | 0.486 |
More than 2.5 | 380 (59.6%) | 56 (62.9%) | 324 (59.0%) | |
Pride-based Violenceb | ||||
Yes | 107 (16.8%) | 19 (21.3%) | 88 (16.0%) | 0.213 |
No | 531 (83.2%) | 70 (78.7%) | 461 (84.0%) | |
Intoxicated sex | ||||
Yes | 131 (20.5%) | 16 (18.0%) | 115 (21.0%) | 0.520 |
No | 507 (79.5%) | 73 (82.0%) | 434 (79.0%) | |
Counseling need | ||||
Yes | 153 (24.0%) | 29 (32.6%) | 124 (22.6%) | 0.040 |
No | 485 (76.0%) | 60 (67.4%) | 425 (77.4%) | |
Substance use | ||||
Kratom cocktail/4 × 100 | 166 (26.0%) | 22 (24.7%) | 144 (26.2%) | 0.763 |
Pro | 150 (23.5%) | 22 (24.7%) | 128 (23.3%) | 0.772 |
B5 | 50 (7.8%) | 12 (13.5%) | 38 (6.9%) | 0.033 |
Xanax / Alprazolam | 37 (5.8%) | 17 (19.1%) | 20 (3.6%) | < 0.001 |
Amphetamine (Yaba/Yama) | 23 (3.6%) | 8 (9.0%) | 15 (2.7%) | 0.003 |
Crystal Methamphetamine | 26 (4.1%) | 8 (9.0%) | 18 (3.3%) | 0.011 |
Ecstasy/MDMA (E) | 26 (4.1%) | 10 (11.2%) | 16 (2.9%) | < 0.001 |
Ketamine | 60 (9.4%) | 11 (12.4%) | 49 (8.9%) | 0.303 |
Injecting Heroin | 16 (2.5%) | 7 (7.9%) | 9 (1.6%) | < 0.001 |
Injecting Crystal Methamphetamine | 15 (2.4%) | 7 (7.9%) | 8 (1.5%) | < 0.001 |
Use of more than one substance | ||||
Two or more | 148 (23.2%) | 24 (27.0%) | 124 (22.6%) | 0.364 |
Three or more / Poly-drug usec | 72 (11.3%) | 18 (20.2%) | 54 (9.8%) | 0.004 |