Bullying Victimization Among In-school Adolescents

Document Type

Contribution to Book

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Abstract

© 2014 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Bullying victimization is a major public health problem among adolescents. It is associated with poor academic performance, anxiety, depression and suicidal behaviors. There are limited reports on victimization from bullying among Botswana adolescents. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlates for bullying victimization among school-going adolescents in Botswana. The 2005 Botswana Global School-based Health Survey (GSHS) data were obtained from the World Health Organization. A weighted analysis was conducted using statistical software (SPSS version 15.0). We estimated the prevalence of bullying victimization and conducted logistic regression analysis to estimate associations between the outcome (bullying victimization) and selected explanatory variables. Out of 2,165 in-school adolescents who participated in the study, 51.3% (54.2% males and 52.2% females; p=0.086) reported having been bullied in the last 30 days. In multivariate analysis, bullying victimization was positively associated with physical fighting (OR=2.17; 95% CI [1.73, 2.73]), truancy (OR=1.84; 95% CI [1.35, 2.50]), and alcohol drinking (OR=1.41; 95% CI [1.04, 1.91]). Victimization is prevalent among in-school adolescents in Botswana. Efforts to prevent and control bullying should take into consideration the factors identified in this study.

First Page

119

Last Page

125

Book Title

School, Adolescence and Health Issues

Editor

Joav Merrick, Ariel Tenenbaum, and Hatim A. Omar

Publisher

Nova Science

City

New York

Series

Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Health

ISBN

9781629487076, 9781629487021

First Department

Population Health, Nutrition & Wellness

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