Table 1 Descriptive statistics by education level among Vietnamese adolescents
Total | Junior high school | Senior high school | P* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 3331 | n | % | n | % | ||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 1557 | 731 | 46.3 | 655 | 47.2 | 0.615 |
Female | 1765 | 849 | 53.7 | 733 | 52.8 | |
Missing value | 9 | |||||
Food insecurity | ||||||
Never/Rarely | 2593 | 1265 | 80.1 | 1073 | 77.3 | 0.173 |
Sometimes | 689 | 302 | 19.1 | 300 | 21.6 | |
Most of the time/Always | 34 | 13 | 0.8 | 15 | 1.1 | |
Missing value | 15 | |||||
Parental understanding ‘Parents understood problems’ | ||||||
Yes | 1038 | 532 | 33.7 | 390 | 28.1 | 0.001 |
No | 2283 | 1048 | 66.3 | 998 | 71.9 | |
Missing value | 10 | |||||
Parental monitoring ‘Parents were aware of free time activities’ | ||||||
Yes | 1274 | 654 | 41.4 | 492 | 35.4 | 0.001 |
No | 2035 | 926 | 58.6 | 896 | 64.6 | |
Missing value | 22 | |||||
Parental control ‘Parents went through things without permission’ | ||||||
Yes | 465 | 230 | 14.6 | 188 | 13.5 | 0.429 |
No | 2814 | 1350 | 85.4 | 1200 | 86.5 | |
Missing value | 52 | |||||
Supportive friends | ||||||
Yes | 1669 | 797 | 50.4 | 716 | 51.6 | 0.535 |
No | 1644 | 783 | 49.6 | 48 | 48.4 | |
Missing value | 18 | |||||
Close friendships | ||||||
0 | 173 | 53 | 3.4 | 97 | 7.0 | < 0.001 |
≥1 | 3138 | 1527 | 96.6 | 1291 | 93.0 | |
Missing value | 20 | |||||
Having been physically attacked | ||||||
One or more times | 734 | 433 | 27.4 | 197 | 14.2 | < 0.001 |
No | 2582 | 1147 | 72.6 | 1191 | 85.8 | |
Missing value | 15 | |||||
Having been in physical fight | ||||||
One or more times | 576 | 325 | 20.6 | 166 | 12.0 | < 0.001 |
No | 2731 | 1255 | 79.4 | 1222 | 88.0 | |
Missing value | 24 | |||||
Having been bullied | ||||||
One or more days | 744 | 420 | 26.6 | 255 | 18.4 | < 0.001 |
No | 2456 | 1160 | 73.4 | 1133 | 81.6 | |
Missing value | 131 | |||||
Mental health | ||||||
Loneliness | ||||||
Yes | 367 | 137 | 8.7 | 178 | 12.8 | < 0.001 |
No | 2910 | 1443 | 91.3 | 1210 | 87.2 | |
Missing value | 54 | |||||
Suicidal ideation | ||||||
Yes | 539 | 215 | 13.6 | 258 | 18.6 | < 0.001 |
No | 2750 | 1365 | 86.4 | 1130 | 81.4 | |
Missing value | 42 | |||||