Table 1 Demographic profile of the sample
From: Substance use and risky sexual behaviours among street connected children and youth in Accra, Ghana
Characteristics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â |
 Male | 122 | 53.7 |
 Female | 105 | 46.3 |
Ages (M = 12.58, SD = 2.51) | Â | Â |
 8–10 years | 50 | 22.4 |
 11–14 years | 129 | 57.9 |
 15 years and over | 44 | 19.7 |
Previous level of education | Â | Â |
 No formal education | 69 | 30.5 |
 Primary school (Grade 1–6) | 133 | 58.9 |
 Junior secondary school (Grade 7–9) | 24 | 10.6 |
Years living on the street | Â | Â |
 < 1 year | 26 | 11.6 |
 1-2 years | 101 | 45.1 |
 3-5 years | 69 | 30.8 |
 5 years and more | 28 | 12.5 |
Reasons for being homeless | Â | Â |
 Family poverty | 132 | 59.2 |
 Dysfunctional problems | 15 | 6.7 |
 Maltreatment: Sexually abused | 23 | 10.3 |
 Maltreatment: Physical abused | 34 | 15.3 |
 Divorce | 12 | 5.4 |
 Other reasons | 7 | 3.1 |