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Contribution to Book
Bullying Victimization Among In-school Adolescents
Faculty Publications
  • Patti Herring, Loma Linda University
  • Seter Siziya, Copperbelt University
  • Sricharan Pasupulati, College of Health Sciences
  • Emmanuel Rudatsikira, Andrews University
  • Adamson S. Muula, University of Malawi
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.

Book Title
School, Adolescence and Health Issues
Editor
Joav Merrick, Ariel Tenenbaum, and Hatim A. Omar
Publisher
Nova Science
Series
Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Health
ISBN
9781629487076, 9781629487021
First Department
Population Health, Nutrition & Wellness
Citation Information
Patti Herring, Seter Siziya, Sricharan Pasupulati, Emmanuel Rudatsikira, et al.. "Bullying Victimization Among In-school Adolescents" New York(2014) p. 119 - 125
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/emmanuel_rudatsikira/30/