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2015 Philippines (Mindanao) GSHS Summary

Overview

The 2015 Global School-based Student Health Survey in Mindanao, Philippines, was a school-based survey targeting students aged 13-17 years (grades 7-9 and Year 4). Conducted using a two-stage cluster sample design with probability proportional to enrollment, it achieved a school response rate of 84%, student response rate of 82%, and overall response rate of 69%, involving 2,628 participants. The survey measured behaviors and outcomes in alcohol use, dietary habits, drug use, hygiene, mental health, physical activity, protective factors, tobacco use, and violence/unintentional injury, with students self-reporting on computer scanable sheets.

Key Findings

Alcohol Use

• Current use (30 days): High among males (16.1-20.0%) and females (12.8-17.1%), lowest lowest in students aged 13-15 years.
  • Example: Aged 16-17 males had 38.1% current use (95% CI: 31.9-44.7%).
• Ever drank while intoxicated: Similar trends, with males reporting higher rates.
  • Example: Aged 16-17 males had 33.5% ever intoxicated (95% CI: 29.0-38.3%).
• First use before age 14: High prevalence among those who drank (e.g., 66.5% of ever drinkers were first-time users before 14 for males).

Dietary Behaviors

• Underweight/Overweight/Obese: Moderately to highly prevalent; for instance, 9.1% of students aged 13-15 were overweight (95% CI: 6.4-12.9%).
• Soft drink consumption: High, with 35.2% drinking daily in this age group (95% CI: 29.4-41.6%).

Drug Use

• Ever used marijuana: Significant use, with 4.3% overall, and higher in older age and males (e.g., 13.9% aged 16-17 males).
• First use before age 14: Lower in the subgroup who ever used drugs.

Hygiene

• Regular tooth cleaning/Handwashing: Good overall hygiene, with 94.4-97.0% cleaning teeth daily and 3.2-5.9% rarely washing hands.

Mental Health

• Suicidal ideation/attempts: Concerning, with 10.6-15.3% considering suicide in the past year and 14.5-15.0% attempting it.
• No close friends: Up to 6.7% reported having no close friends.

Physical Activity

• Insufficient activity: Low; only 7.0-12.2% met physical activity guidelines.
• School PE classes: Moderate participation, around 47.1-58.2% attending three or more days a week.
• Screen time: High incidence of sedentary behavior, with 24.1-25.6% spending three or more hours daily.

Protective Factors

• Truancy: Moderate to high rates of missing school without permission (e.g., 33.0% of males ages 13-15).
• Parent understanding/support: Generally supportive but varied, with 27.0-31.1% reporting parental understanding.

Tobacco Use

• Current use: Significant, especially among males (e.g., 5.5% aged 13-15 males used any tobacco).
• Observing smoking: High exposure, with 51.4-57.1% seeing others smoke.

Violence and Unintentional Injury

• Physical fights: Common, with 34.1-39.0% involved in fights in the past year.
• Serious injury: High rate, 40.3-49.8% suffered serious injury.
• Bullying: Widespread, up to 53.8% bullied one or more days.