Table 3 Psychosocial and health related factors of adolescents in Mettu town, Southwest Ethiopia, September 2020 (n = 819)
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Close friend | Has no close friend | 92 | 11.2 |
Has close friend | 727 | 88.8 | |
Have known medical problem | Yes | 513 | 62.6 |
No | 306 | 37.4 | |
Family history of mental illness | Yes | 81 | 9.6 |
No | 738 | 90.4 | |
Substance use in the last 3 months | Yes | 201 | 24.5 |
No | 618 | 75.5 | |
Type of substance used | Khat | 175 | 21.4 |
Cigarette | 65 | 7.9 | |
Alcohol | 82 | 10 | |
Other | 16 | 4.7 | |
Parents use of substance in the past 3 months | Yes | 55 | 6.6 |
No | 765 | 93.4 |