Table 2

Physical fighting by age, gender, smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, bulling victimization and parental supervision among adolescents in Namibia in 2004


Unadjusted odds ratios with 95% CI


Total
Males
Females

Age (years):



≤13
1.00
1.00
1.00
14
0.81 (0.68, 0.96)
0.84 (0.64, 1.10)
0.77 (0.61, 1.07)
15
0.92 (0.77, 1.10)
1.10 (0.84, 1.44)
0.79 (0.62, 1.01)
≥16
0.84 (0.70, 1.00)
0.77 (0.59, 1.00)
0.88 (0.68, 1.12)
Gender:



Female
1.00
-
-
Male
1.43 (1.26, 1.63)
-
-
Substance use (cigarette smoking, alcohol or drug use):



No
1.00
1.00
1.00
Yes
5.96 (4.67, 7.60)
3.53 (2.60, 4.81)
11.01 (7.25, 16.73)
Bullied:



No
1.00
1.00
1.00
Yes
4.51 (3.88, 5.24)
3.37 (2.72, 4.17)
5.66 (4.55, 7.04)
Yes



Parental supervision:



No
1.00
1.00
1.00
Yes
0.78 (0.57. 0.99)
0.85 (0.59, 0.95)
0.60 (0.37, 0.85)

Rudatsikira et al. Annals of General Psychiatry 2007 6:18   doi:10.1186/1744-859X-6-18