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Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) - Ghana (South), 2007 Fact Sheet Summary

Overview

The 2007 Ghana (South) Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) focused on alcohol/drug use, sexual behaviors related to HIV/STIs/unintended pregnancy, unintentional injuries/violence, hygiene, dietary behaviors, overweight, obesity, physical activity, and protective factors. Implemented in grades JSS1, JSS2, and JSS3, it used a two-stage cluster sampling method. The school response rate was 100%, the student response rate was 92%, and a total of 1845 students participated. For this fact sheet, analyses are limited to 13-15 year old students whose responses were self-reported via computer.

Key Findings

Alcohol and Other Drug Use

• Ever drank alcohol: 22.0% of students, with higher rates for girls (23.9%) than boys (19.3%).
• Ever got really drunk: 20.8% of students, also higher for girls (22.6%) than boys (18.3%).
• Had negative consequences from drinking: 24.4% of students experienced issues like hangovers, fighting, or skipping school, ranging from 20.8% to 27.0% across groups.
• Used drugs: 14.5% of all students used drugs in their lifetime, with usage increasing slightly from boys (12.9%) to girls (15.3%).

Dietary Behaviors and Overweight

• Felt hungry due to lack of food: 16.7% of students, ranging from 16.4% boys to 16.7% girls.
• Overweight (WHO standard): 10.5% of students, with a significantly higher rate for girls (13.1%) compared to boys (7.8%).
• Obese (WHO standard): 1.4% of students, with similar rates across genders (1.1%, 1.6%, respectively).

Hygiene

• Insufficient tooth cleaning: 7.8% of students brushed/cleaned teeth less than once daily.
• Rare handwashing before eating: 4.0% of students rarely or never washed hands before eating.
• Rare handwashing after toilet use: 6.7% of students rarely or never washed hands after using the toilet, a similar rate for boys (8.3%) and girls (5.4%).

Physical Activity

• Met recommended 60 minutes daily: 16.3% of students met the guideline of at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day.
• High sitting time: 23.7% of students spent three or more hours per day sitting for activities like watching TV or playing games.

Protective Factors

• Unexcused school absence: 39.6% of students missed classes without permission.
• Low school kindness/helpfulness: 21.8% reported that most students were never or rarely kind or helpful at school.
• Lack of parental guidance on free time: 23.6% felt their parents or guardians did not know what they were doing during free time.

Sexual Behaviours (Relevant Ages)

• Past 12 months sexual activity: 16.7% of students were sexually active in the last year.
• Unprotected sex (last time): Among those sexually active in the past 12 months, about 44% used a condom last time (Note: data suppressed for * as fewer than 100 eligible students answered there).
• Sex with multiple partners: 13.2% of students reported having sexual intercourse with two or more partners during their lifetime, ranging widely by gender (9.5% girls, 16.6% boys).

Unintentional Injuries and Violence

• Physical attack in last 12 months: 50.2% of students reported being physically attacked at least once.
• Physical fights (last 12 months): 49.8% were involved in physical fights.
• Serious injury (last 12 months): 73.4% were seriously injured once or more in the last year.
• Bullying (past 30 days): 51.1% of students experienced bullying at least once in the last month.