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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants [N = 3,793]

From: Does food insecurity link to suicidal behaviors among in-school adolescents? Findings from the low-income country of sub-Saharan Africa

Variables

Categories

n[%]

Gender

Male

1819 [47·9]

Female

1974 [52·1]

Age

≤12 yrs.

681 [18·0]

13–17 yrs.

2987 [78·7]

> 17 yrs.

125 [3·3]

School level

Primary school

2085 [55·0]

Secondary school

1703 [44·9]

Other grade

5 [0·1]

Food insecurity

Yes

254 [6·7]

No

3539 [93·3]

Loneliness

Yes

283 [7·5]

No

3510 [92·5]

Anxiety

Yes

237 [6·2]

No

3556 [93·8]

Suicide ideation

Yes

536 [14·1]

No

3257 [85·9]

Suicide attempt

Yes

422 [11·1]

No

3371 [88·9]

Parent-child attachment

Yes

1455 [38·4]

No

2338 [61·6]