Senior High Schools

Global School-based Student Health Survey

Ghana Senior High
2012 Fact Sheet
The 2012 Ghana Senior High GSHS was a school-based survey of students in Grades SHS 1-4, which are typically attended by students aged 13 - 17 years. A two-stage cluster sample design was used to produce data representative of all students in Grades SHS 1-4 in Ghana Senior High. At the first stage, schools were selected with probability proportional to enrollment size. At the second stage, classes were randomly selected and all students in selected classes were eligible to participate.
The Ghana Senior High GSHS measured alcohol use; dietary behaviors; drug use; hygiene; mental health; physical activity; protective factors; sexual behaviors; tobacco use; and violence and unintentional injury. Students self-reported their responses to each question on a computer scanable answer sheet. The school response rate was
96%, the student response rate was 74%, and the overall response rate was 71%. A total of 1984 students participated in the Ghana Senior High GSHS. Prevalence estimates (percentages) and 95% confidence intervals are presented below.
Students Aged 13-15 Years

Students Aged 16-17 Years
Total

Males

Females

Students Aged 13-17 Years

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

*

*

*

5.7
(2.2-13.9)

*

8.6
(3.7-18.5)

12.1
(9.3-15.7)

13.7
(9.6-19.3)

10.5
(7.8-14.0)

10.6
(8.5-13.2)

11.3
(8.4-15.1)

10.0
(7.4-13.4)

9.4
(4.8-17.5)

*

11.5
(5.9-21.3)

10.0
(7.7-12.8)

11.4
(8.6-15.1)

7.8
(4.9-12.2)

9.8
(7.7-12.4)

10.5
(8.2-13.3)

8.7
(5.5-13.5)

Percentage of students who were underweight
(+1SD from median for BMI by age and sex)

12.1
(9.4-15.4)

6.3
(2.9-13.3)

16.2
(11.8-21.8)

8.6
(5.9-12.3)

3.7
(2.3-5.9)

13.6
(9.6-18.9)

9.4
(6.9-12.7)

4.2
(2.5-6.9)

14.3
(10.8-18.5)

Percentage of students who were obese (>+2SD from median for BMI by age and