Table 1 Prevalence of aggressive behavior among eighth and ninth grade secondary students attending public schools in a central region of El Salvador by socio-demographic characteristics, 1999
Factor | Sample Size | Phyisical fight in past 12 months | Physical fight at school in past 12 months | Carried a weapon in past 30 days | Carried a weapon at school in past 30 days | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (CI)c | Adj. OR (95% CI)d | % (CI)c | Adj. OR (95% CI)d | % (CI)c | Adj. OR (95% CI)d | % (CI)c | Adj. OR (95% CI)d | ||
Gender | |||||||||
Male | 516 | 41.9 (± 3.1) | 2.78 (2.04, 3.72) | 22.5 (± 2.6) | 1.95 (1.36, 2.78) | 20.5 (± 2.5) | 8.29 (4.56, 15.07) | 8.4 (± 1.7) | 4.16 (1.98, 8.76) |
Femalea | 463 | 21.4 (± 2.6) | 1.00 | 13.0 (± 2.1) | 1.00 | 3.0 (± 1.1) | 1.00 | 1.9 (± 0.9) | 1.00 |
Age Group (in years) | |||||||||
12 to 14a | 292 | 33.6 (± 3.0) | 1.00 | 19.7 (± 2.6) | 1.00 | 11.0 (± 2.0) | 1.00 | 6.1 (± 1.5) | 1.00 |
15 to 16 | 467 | 30.6 (± 3.0) | 0.94 (0.68, 1.31) | 17.7 (± 2.5) | 0.95 (0.64, 1.40) | 12.0 (± 2.1) | 1.15 (0.71, 1.86) | 4.9 (± 1.4) | 0.85 (0.44, 1.63) |
17 to 20 | 173 | 32.9 (± 3.0) | 1.04 (0.68, 1.59) | 16.8 (± 2.4) | 0.93 (0.55, 1.55) | 14.0 (± 2.2) | 1.16 (0.64, 2.12) | 3.5 (± 1.2) | 0.56 (0.21, 1.47) |
Subjective Economic Status b | |||||||||
Low | 390 | 33.1 (± 3.0) | 1.08 (0.80, 1.45) | 17.5 (± 2.4) | 1.00 (0.70, 1.43) | 14.2 (± 2.2) | 1.29 (0.85, 1.96) | 6.2 (± 1.5) | 1.41 (0.77, 2.58) |
Higha | 564 | 32.4 (± 3.0) | 1.00 | 18.8 (± 2.5) | 1.00 | 11.2 (± 2.0) | 1.00 | 5.0 (± 1.4) | 1.00 |
School Geography | |||||||||
Urban | 489 | 40.5 (± 3.1) | 2.15 (1.59, 2.89) | 24.1 (± 2.7) | 2.31 (1.61, 3.32) | 13.5 (± 2.1) | 1.41 (0.92, 2.16) | 7.4 (± 1.6) | 2.65 (1.36, 5.15) |
Rurala | 490 | 23.9 (± 2.7) | 1.00 | 11.9 (± 2.0) | 1.00 | 10.9 (± 2.0) | 1.00 | 3.3 (± 1.1) | 1.00 |
Total | 979 | 32.1 (± 2.9) | N/A | 18.0 (± 2.4) | N/A | 12.2 (± 2.1) | N/A | 5.3 (± 1.4) | N/A |