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Title Bullying Victimization among In-School Adolescents in Ghana: Analysis of Prevalence and Correlates from the Global School-Based Health Survey
Full text https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0070-pub-29524503; https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2952450; https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/download/2952450/2952451
Date 2021
Author(s) Aboagye, Richard Gyan; Seidu, Abdul-Aziz; Hagan Junior, John Elvis; Frimpong, James Boadu; Okyere, Joshua; Cadri, Abdul; Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku
Abstract Aboagye RG, Seidu A-A, Hagan Junior JE, et al. Bullying Victimization among In-School Adolescents in Ghana: Analysis of Prevalence and Correlates from the Global School-Based Health Survey. <em>Healthcare</em>. 2021;9(3): 292. - (1) Background: Although bullying victimization is a phenomenon that is increasingly being recognized as a public health and mental health concern in many countries, research attention on this aspect of youth violence in low- and middle-income countries, especially sub-Saharan Africa, is minimal. The current study examined the national prevalence of bullying victimization and its correlates among in-school adolescents in Ghana. (2) Methods: A sample of 1342 in-school adolescents in Ghana (55.2% males; 44.8% females) aged 12'18 was drawn from the 2012 Global School-based Health Survey (GSHS) for the analysis. Self-reported bullying victimization 'during the last 30 days, on how many days were you bullied?' was used as the central criterion variable. Three-level analyses using descriptive, Pearson chi-square, and binary logistic regression were performed. Results of the regression analysis were presented as adjusted odds ratios (aOR) at 95% confidence intervals (CIs), with a statistical significance pegged at p < 0.05. (3) Results: Bullying victimization was prevalent among 41.3% of the in-school adolescents. Pattern of results indicates that adolescents in SHS 3 [aOR = 0.34, 95% CI = 0.25, 0.47] and SHS 4 [aOR = 0.30, 95% CI = 0.21, 0.44] were less likely to be victims of bullying. Adolescents who had sustained injury [aOR = 2.11, 95% CI = 1.63, 2.73] were more likely to be bullied compared to those who had not sustained any injury. The odds of bullying victimization were higher among adolescents who had engaged in physical fight [aOR = 1.90, 95% CI = 1.42, 2.25] and those who had been physically attacked [aOR=1.73, 95% CI = 1.32, 2.27]. Similarly, adolescents who felt lonely were more likely to report being bullied [aOR = 1.50, 95% CI = 1.08, 2.08] as against those who did not feel lonely. Additionally, adolescents with a history of suicide attempts were more likely to be bullied [aOR = 1.63, 95% CI = 1.11, 2.38] and those who used marijuana had higher odds of bullying victimization [aOR = 3.36, 95% CI = 1.10, 10.24]. (4) Conclusions: Current findings require the need for policy makers and school authorities in Ghana to design and implement policies and anti-bullying interventions (e.g., Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Emotive Behavioral Education (REBE), Marijuana Cessation Therapy MCT) focused on addressing behavioral issues, mental health and substance abuse among in-school adolescents
Subject(s) bullying victimization; Ghana; global school-based health survey; in-school adolescents; REBE; social support; suicide ideation; ddc:790
Language eng
Publisher MDPI
Relation info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/healthcare9030292; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/2227-9032
Type of publication http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501; info:eu-repo/semantics/article; doc-type:article; text
Rights https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Repository Bielefeld - University of Bielefeld
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