From: Predictors of deliberate self-harm among adolescents: Answers from a cross-sectional study on India
Variables | Adolescent boys | Adolescent girls | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Sample | Percentage | Sample | Percentage | |
Age group | ||||
 Early adolescents | 2084 | 34.9 | 1653 | 17.6 |
 Late adolescents | 3885 | 65.1 | 7766 | 82.5 |
Current schooling status | ||||
 Never attended | 190 | 3.2 | 639 | 6.8 |
 Dropout | 1092 | 18.3 | 2559 | 27.2 |
 Currently attending | 4687 | 78.5 | 6221 | 66.1 |
Working status | ||||
 Not working | 4377 | 73.3 | 7582 | 80.5 |
 Working | 1592 | 26.7 | 1837 | 19.5 |
Media exposure | ||||
 No exposure | 335 | 5.6 | 1345 | 14.3 |
 Rare | 1078 | 18.1 | 2539 | 27.0 |
 Frequent | 4555 | 76.3 | 5535 | 58.8 |
Internet access | ||||
 No | 4246 | 71.1 | 8673 | 92.1 |
 Yes | 1723 | 28.9 | 746 | 7.9 |
Parental abuse | ||||
 No | 2329 | 39.0 | 5885 | 62.5 |
 Yes | 3480 | 58.3 | 3276 | 34.8 |
 Parent don't co-reside | 160 | 2.7 | 258 | 2.7 |
Involved in fights | ||||
 No | 4002 | 67.0 | 8011 | 85.1 |
 Yes | 1967 | 33.0 | 1408 | 15.0 |
Substance use | ||||
 No | 4988 | 83.6 | 9271 | 98.4 |
 Yes | 981 | 16.4 | 148 | 1.6 |
Depressive symptoms | ||||
 Minimal/mild | 5541 | 92.8 | 8105 | 86.1 |
 Moderate | 255 | 4.3 | 621 | 6.6 |
 Moderately high/ severe | 173 | 2.9 | 692 | 7.4 |
Caste | ||||
 SC/ST | 1605 | 26.9 | 2241 | 23.8 |
 Non-SC/ST | 4364 | 73.1 | 7178 | 76.2 |
Religion | ||||
 Hindu | 5024 | 84.2 | 7234 | 76.8 |
 Non-Hindu | 945 | 15.8 | 2185 | 23.2 |
Wealth index | ||||
 Poorest | 704 | 11.8 | 1213 | 12.9 |
 Poorer | 1193 | 20.0 | 1666 | 17.7 |
 Middle | 1374 | 23.0 | 1966 | 20.9 |
 Richer | 1391 | 23.3 | 2315 | 24.6 |
 Richest | 1308 | 21.9 | 2259 | 24.0 |
Residence | ||||
 Urban | 1030 | 17.3 | 1625 | 17.3 |
 Rural | 4939 | 82.7 | 7794 | 82.7 |
State | ||||
 Uttar Pradesh | 4069 | 68.2 | 6637 | 70.5 |
 Bihar | 1900 | 31.8 | 2782 | 29.5 |
 Total | 5969 | 100.0 | 9419 | 100.0 |