Understanding Youth Violence in Kumasi: Does Community Socialization Matter? A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Nature of youth violence in the study location.

Variables	(%)
Participant’s active engagement in violent behavior in the past 12 months
Yes	39 (54.9)
No	32 (45.1)
Educational level of the youth engaged in violence in the past year
No formal education	24 (61.5)
Primary	4 (10.1)
JHS	9 (23.2)
Vocational or technical	2 (5.1)
Common categories of violence ever experienced by the youth in the society
(i) Physical fighting	59 (83.1)
(ii) Robbery	50 (70.4)
(iii) Stealing	50 (70.4
(iv) Threatening	47 (66.2)
(v) Bullying	46 (64.8)
(vi) Hitting	46 (64.8)
(vii) Obscene gestures	43 (60.6)
(viii) Swearing	42 (59.2)
(ix) Yelling	40 (56.3)
(x) Sexual abuse	40 (56.3)
(xi) Embarrassing	39 (54.9)
(xii) Shoving/pushing	34 (47.9)
(xiii) Lynching	13 (18.3)
(xiv) Kidnapping	10 (14.1)
Frequency/witness of violent activities by the youth in the community
Every day	3 (4.2)
Once a week	22 (16.9)
Every fortnight	2 (2.8)
Monthly	4 (5.6)
Once in a while	4 (5.6)
Occasionally	4 (5.6)
Nonapplicable	32 (59.2)
Common people’s violent behaviors are perpetuated against in the community
Peers	42 (59.2)
Parents	20 (28.2)
Neighbor	3 (4.2)
Stranger	3 (4.2)
Nonapplicable	3 (4.2)