Prevalence and Correlates of Truancy among School-Going Adolescents in Mozambique: Evidence from the 2015 Global School-Based Health Survey

Table 2

Chi-square analysis on the proportions of truancy among in-school adolescents in Mozambique.

Variables	Truancy (n=1500)		Chi-square (X^2)	P-Value
	No	Yes
	63.4	36.6
Socio-demographic factors
Age			11.17	p<0.001
11-14yrs	69.0	31.0
15+	60.3	39.7
Sex			1.77	0.184
Male	61.6	38.4
Female	64.9	35.1
Grade			1.10	0.776
and	63.8	36.2
	65.3	34.7
	62.0	38.0
	62.1	37.9
Experienced Hunger			14.15	p<0.001
No	69.0	31.0
Yes	59.5	40.5
Tobacco use			77.33	p<0.001
No	67.7	32.3
Yes	35.4	64.7
Smoking				p<0.001
No	68.4	31.6	85.28
Yes	37.1	62.9
Engaged in a fight			28.20	p<0.001
No	70.6	29.4
Yes	57.4	42.7
Bullied			47.91	p<0.000
No	70.9	29.1
Yes	53.5	46.5
Attacked			62.14	p<0.001
No	73.1	26.9
Yes	53.5	46.6
Suicidal ideation			24.43	p<0.001
No	66.0	34.0
Yes	48.7	51.4
Number of Close friends			21.72	p<0.001
0	71.6	28.4
1-2	55.9	44.1
3 or more	67.5	32.5
Felt lonely			21.15	p<0.001
No	70.9	29.1
Yes	59.0	41.0
Peer support
No	66.7	33.3	1.62	0.203
Yes	62.6	37.4
Parents checking homework			7.49	p<0.01
No	58.7	41.3
Yes	65.9	34.1
Parents understood problems			3.81	0.051
No	61.0	39.0
Yes	65.9	34.1
Parents check at free Time			0.33	0.564
No	62.6	37.4
Yes	64.1	35.9