Table 2 Sample characteristics and distribution of suicidal behaviour, major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), boys, aged 15–19 years, demographic and Health Survey, Mozambique, 2022-23
Variables | Sample | Suicidal behavioura | MDD (≥ 8 scores) | GAD (≥ 5 scores) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Sociodemographic factors | ||||
All | 1439 | 38 (2.5) | 57 (3.7)b | 153 (10.3)c |
Age (in years) 15–17 18–19 | 577 (39.7) 862 (60.3) | 15 (2.7) 23 (2.5) | 16 (3.1) 41 (4.2) | 46 (8.8) 107 (11.4) |
Marital status Not married/widowed/divorced Married/Cohabiting | 1384 (95.4) 55 (4.6) | 36 (2.5) 2 (3.4) | 55 (3.6) 2 (5.3) | 147 (10.0) 6 (17.6) |
Education (> Primary) | 746 (47.1) | 26 (4.0) | 36 (5.0) | 98 (11.9) |
Wealth status (Poor/poorest) | 326 (30.2) | 6 (1.2) | 10 (2.0) | 25 (7.3) |
Currently working | 772 (53.7) | 18 (2.1) | 26 (3.0) | 81 (10.8) |
Urban residence (vs. rural) | 620 (41.5) | 27 (4.6) | 41 (6.6) | 88 (13.7) |
Health status | ||||
Self-rated health status (poor) | 28 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.9) | 4 (9.3) |
History of STI in the past 12 months | 49 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.1) | 10 (23.7) |
HIV positive | 4 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Genital sore | 39 (2.5) | 1 (2.4) | 5 (13.2) | 10 (26.7) |
Genital discharge | 52 (3.4) | 3 (6.2) | 5 (8.4) | 11 (24.2) |
Stress and health risk behaviour | ||||
Has living children | 47 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (14.7) | 9 (20.6) |
Tobacco use | 9 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (8.2) |
Current alcohol use | 176 (10.9) | 7 (5.2) | 11 (8.0) | 31 (20.6) |
Early sexual debut (≤ 14 years) | 316 (19.1) | 8 (3.1) | 18 (7.2) | 44 (17.6) |
Multiple sexual partners in the past 12 months | 320 (19.3) | 9 (2.7) | 16 (4.7) | 40 (12.4) |