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

Table 4

Consequences of youth violence.

Variables	(%)
Have you ever sustained physical injury due to an assault?
Yes	23 (32.9)
No	47 (67.1)
If yes, did you report to the police?
Yes	9 (12.7)
No	14 (87.3)
Opinion on how the participant has been affected directly or indirectly by violence in the past
Became vagrants	16 (22.5)
Developed mental illness	26 (36.6)
Became physically ill	46 (64.8)
Behaved violently	60 (84.5)
Experience of violence has made me apprehensive about walking at night
Never	19 (26.8)
Seldom	4 (5.6)
Sometimes	32 (45.1)
Often	10 (14.1)
Always	6 (8.5)
Violence in the community has limited my outdoor movements during dark times to cope against violent attacks
Never	1 (1.4)
Seldom	1 (1.4)
Sometimes	3 (4.2)
Often	3 (4.2)
Always	5 (7.0)

Multiple responses possible; therefore, the sample is more than the total population.