Prevalence and correlates of physical bullying behaviours (on/off-school property) among adolescents in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

IF 3.5 2区医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

BMC Public Health Pub Date : 2024-11-20 DOI:10.1186/s12889-024-20732-1

Jacob Owusu Sarfo, Paul Obeng, Priscilla Y A Attafuah, Newton Isaac Gbordzoe, Crescens Osei Bonsu Ofori

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Abstract

Background: Bullying remains a serious public health and educational concern among school-going adolescents worldwide. However, no national survey has examined the prevalence and correlates of physical bullying (on and off-school property) among school-going adolescents in the Island country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. This study sought to examine the prevalence and correlates of physical bullying among adolescents from St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Methods: We analysed data from the 2018 Global School-based Student Health Survey using Pearson Chi-square and Binomial Logistic Regression, with an adjusted odds ratio (AOR) at a 95% confidence interval (CI).

Results: Among this population, physical bullying on/off-school property was prevalent among 24% and 18%, respectively. After adjusting for other predictors, we found that males were less likely to be bullied on school property than females. However, being a younger adolescent (≤ 15 years old), being physically attacked, cyberbullied, having close friends, and having suicidal ideas were associated with increased odds of being physically bullied on school property. Also, being physically attacked, cyberbullied, worried, and having suicidal plans increased the odds of being physically bullied off school property.

Conclusion: We recommend a multidisciplinary approach to adolescent bullying prevention in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and countries with similar characteristics based on our findings.

Trail registration: Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2018 (VCT_2018_GSHS_v01) Registered August 20, 2021, https://extranet.who.int/ncdsmicrodata/index.php/catalog/878.

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圣文森特和格林纳丁斯青少年身体欺凌行为（校内/校外）的普遍性和相关性。

背景：欺凌仍然是全世界在校青少年中一个严重的公共卫生和教育问题。然而，在岛国圣文森特和格林纳丁斯，还没有一项全国性调查对在校青少年遭受人身欺凌（校内和校外）的发生率及其相关因素进行研究。本研究旨在调查圣文森特和格林纳丁斯青少年中身体欺凌的发生率及其相关因素：我们使用皮尔逊-奇偶校验（Pearson Chi-square）和二项式逻辑回归（Binomial Logistic Regression）分析了2018年全球学校学生健康调查的数据，并以95%的置信区间（CI）计算了调整后的几率比（AOR）：在这一人群中，校内/校外人身欺凌的发生率分别为 24% 和 18%。在对其他预测因素进行调整后，我们发现男性在校内受到欺凌的可能性低于女性。然而，年龄较小的青少年（≤ 15 岁）、受到人身攻击、网络欺凌、有亲密朋友以及有自杀想法与在校园内受到人身欺凌的几率增加有关。此外，受到人身攻击、网络欺凌、担忧和有自杀计划也会增加在校外受到人身欺凌的几率：根据我们的研究结果，我们建议圣文森特和格林纳丁斯以及具有类似特点的国家采用多学科方法预防青少年欺凌：2018年全球学校学生健康调查（VCT_2018_GSHS_v01）于2021年8月20日注册，https://extranet.who.int/ncdsmicrodata/index.php/catalog/878。

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BMC Public Health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

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6.50

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4.40%

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2108

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1 months

期刊介绍： BMC Public Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on the epidemiology of disease and the understanding of all aspects of public health. The journal has a special focus on the social determinants of health, the environmental, behavioral, and occupational correlates of health and disease, and the impact of health policies, practices and interventions on the community.