Table 3 Multivariable regression analysis of predictors of bullying victimisation among in-school adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa
Variable | Bullying victimisation | |
|---|---|---|
Model I aOR (95% CI) p-value | Model II aOR (95% CI) p-value | |
Age | ||
 14 years or younger | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 15 years or older | 0.84 (0.79, 0.88) < 0.001 | 0.74 (0.69, 0.78) < 0.001 |
Felt lonely | ||
 No | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 Yes | 1.75 (1.62, 1.90) < 0.001 | 1.66 (1.53, 1.80) < 0.001 |
Anxiety | ||
 No | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 Yes | 1.64 (0.51, 1.78) < 0.001 | 1.53 (1.41, 1.66) < 0.001 |
Suicidal ideation | ||
 No | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 Yes | 1.20 (1.10, 1.31) < 0.001 | 1.28 (1.17, 1.39) < 0.001 |
Suicidal plan | ||
 No | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 Yes | 1.11 (1.02, 1.21) 0.012 | 1.07 (0.98, 1.16) 0.118 |
Suicidal attempt | ||
 No | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 Yes | 1.99 (1.84, 2.16) < 0.001 | 1.86 (1.72, 2.02) < 0.001 |
Current marijuana use | ||
 No | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 Yes | 1.48 (1.29, 1.71) < 0.001 | 1.59 (1.38, 1.84) < 0.001 |
Truancy | ||
 No | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 Yes | 1.51 (1.43, 1.61) < 0.001 | 1.43 (1.34, 1.52) < 0.001 |
Peer support | ||
 No | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 Yes | 0.76 (0.72, 0.81) < 0.001 | 0.78 (0.73, 0.82) < 0.001 |
Parental or guardian supervision | ||
 No | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 Yes | 1.01 (0.95, 1.07) 0.854 | 0.98 (0.93, 1.04) 0.604 |
Parental or guardian connectedness | ||
 No | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 Yes | 0.86 (0.81, 0.92) < 0.001 | 0.85 (0.80, 0.91) < 0.001 |
Parental or guardian bonding | ||
 No | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 Yes | 0.94 (0.89, 1.00) 0.056 | 0.94 (0.88, 0.99) 0.031 |
Country | ||
 Benin |  | 1.0 |
 Eswatini |  | 0.66 (0.58, 0.74) < 0.001 |
 Ghana |  | 1.34 (1.18, 1.49) < 0.001 |
 Liberia |  | 1.02 (0.88, 1.17) 0.826 |
 Mauritania |  | 1.08 (0.94, 1.24) 0.298 |
 Mauritius |  | 0.41 (0.36, 0.46) < 0.001 |
 Mozambique |  | 1.18 (1.03, 1.37) 0.020 |
 Namibia |  | 1.02 (0.92, 1.14) 0.683 |
 Seychelles |  | 0.96 (0.84, 1.09) 0.496 |
 Sierra Leone |  | 1.64 (1.45, 1.86) < 0.001 |
 Tanzania |  | 0.46 (0.41, 0.53) < 0.001 |
N | 25,454 | 25,454 |
Pseudo R2 | 0.0541 | 0.0807 |