2008-12-31-世界卫生组织-2009_GSHS_Fact_Sheet_Antigua_and_Barbuda_2页_99kb

Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) in Antigua and Barbuda (2009)

Survey Overview:

• Participants: Grade 7-9 students (Forms 1-4).
• Sample Design: Two-stage cluster sampling with 95% school and 71% student response rates.
• Overall Response Rate: 67%
• Total Participants: 1,266
• Focus Age Group: 13-15 years old

Key Areas Measured:

• Alcohol Use (percentage drinking on past 30 days, first drink age, getting really drunk)
• Dietary Behaviours (carbonated soft drinks consumption)
• Drug Use (first use before 14 years)
• Hygiene (frequency of brushing teeth and handwashing)
• Mental Health (suicide ideation/attempt rates and lack of close friends)
• Physical Activity (daily activity minutes, PE classes, sitting time)
• Protective Factors (truancy, parent understanding, trust in guardians)
• Sexual Behaviours (intercourse rates, first intercourse age, condom use)
• Tobacco Use (cigarette smoking frequency and first try age, exposure to smoking)
• Violence and Unintentional Injury (physical fights, injury, bullying)

Results Summary by Category (13-15 years):

1. Alcohol Use

   • 45% consumed alcohol on past 30 days.
   • 86% ever drank alcohol, average first drink at age <14.
   • 24% got drunk at least once.

2. Dietary Behaviours

   • 57% drank carbonated soft drinks daily.

3. Drug Use

   • High percentage (79%) used drugs before age 14.

4. Hygiene

   • Very low rates (2-5%) of proper dental hygiene and handwashing.
     • Only 3% brushed teeth daily.

5. Mental Health

   • High suicide ideation (17-22% considered suicide), attempted (12-16%), and lack of close friends (8-12%).
   • Mental health issues significantly higher in girls than boys for some metrics.

6. Physical Activity

   • Only 32% met physical activity recommendations (daily ≥60 min).
   • High screen time—over 54% exceeded three sitting hours daily.

7. Protective Factors

   • Truancy: Many missed classes without permission.
   • Parent Support: Generally strong parental understanding and knowledge of activities, but room for improvement.

8. Sexual Behaviours

   • 37% reported ever having sex, with lower rates among girls.
   • High rate (76%) for first intercourse before age 14.
   • Mixed condom use rates (68%).

9. Tobacco Use

   • About 7% smoked cigarettes on past 30 days.
   • Very high initiation (<14) for those who ever smoked (89.9%).

10. Violence and Injury

    • Over 50% in physical fights about the last year.
    • Bullying common, nearly 25% experienced it in the last 30 days.
    • High injury rates (51%).

Contact: Cleo Clothilda Hampson, MCH coordinator, Ministry of Health, Antigua.