Background
Methods
Setting
Study design
Participants
Procedure
Instruments
Data analysis
Results
Variables | Frequency | Percentage | Mean ± SD |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | |||
21–41 | 54 | 70.0 | 38.3 ± 2,8 |
42–62 | 19 | 25.0 | |
63–83 | 4 | 5.0 | |
Tribe | |||
Efik/Ibibio | 38 | 49.0 | |
Ibos | 26 | 34.0 | |
Yoruba | 12 | 16.0 | |
Hausas | 1 | 1.0 | |
Religion | |||
Christianity | 58 | 75.0 | |
Islam | 13 | 17.0 | |
Traditional | 6 | 8.0 | |
Employment status | |||
Employed | 10 | 13.0 | |
Self-employed | 42 | 55.0 | |
Unemployed | 25 | 32.0 | |
Education(YEARS) | |||
Nil | 10 | 13.0 | |
1–6(primary) | 13 | 17.0 | |
7–12(secondary) | 35 | 45.0 | |
>12(tertiary) | 19 | 25.0 | |
Length of intimate relationship(YEARS) | |||
≤10 | 41 | 53.2 | |
11–21 | 21 | 27.3 | |
22–32 | 11 | 14.3 | |
33–43 | 4 | 5.2 | |
Duration of illness(YEARS) | |||
≤10 | 55 | 71.0 | |
11–21 | 20 | 26.0 | |
22–32 | 2 | 3.0 | |
Medication adherence | |||
Regular | 57 | 74.0 | |
Irregular/non compliant | 20 | 26.0 |
Variables | YES | NO | Test statistic | DF |
---|---|---|---|---|
Verbal Abuse | ||||
Age | M = 35.30(9.00)) | M = 43.70(10.80) | t = −3.43* (95 % cl −13.19 - 3.50) | 75 |
Education | M = 12.82(1.01) | M = 12.80 (0.81) | t = 0.05 (95 % cl – 0.48- 0.50) | 75 |
Duration of illness | M = 7.14(5.30) | M = 10.15(8.26) | t = −1.83 (95 % CL −6.29-0.26) | 75 |
Length of relationship | M = 12.00(8.56) | M = 16.52(11.38) | t = −1.83 (95 % CL −9.46-0.41) | 75 |
Physical Abuse | ||||
Age | M = 35.67(8.71) | M = 39.68(11.26) | t = −1.75 (95 % CL −8.56-0.56) | 75 |
Education | M = 12.90(1.01) | M = 12.76(0.90) | t = −0.54 (95 % CL −0.32-0.60) | 75 |
Duration of illness | M = 6.61(4.84) | M = 9.37(7.35) | T = 1.92 (95 % CL-5.61, 0.10) | 75 |
Length of relationship years | M =12.92 | M = 13.40(10.70) | T = −0.22 (95 % CL-4.87- 3.93) | 75 |
Sexual Abuse | ||||
Age | M = 32.68(9.55) | M = 39.20(9.90) | t = −2.51* (95 % CL −11.69-1.35) | 75 |
Education(Years) | M = 12.74(0.87) | M = 12.84(0.98) | t = −0.84 (95 % CL −4.83-1.96) | 75 |
Duration of illness(Years) | M = 6.83(6.00) | M = 8.26(6.37) | t = −0.84 (95 % CL −4.82,-1.95) | 75 |
Length of relationship (years) | M = 8.80(8.31) | M = 14.62(9.46) | t = −2.39* (95 % CL −10.70-9.72) | 75 |
Variable | BPRS M(SD) | T | df | 95 % CL | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IPV | |||||
YES | 28.71(8.56) | 1.40 | 75 | -1.57- 7.81 | 0.20 |
NO | 25.58(8.24) | ||||
Verbal Abuse | |||||
YES | 28.74(8.73) | ||||
1.30 | ; | -1.53-7.42 | 0.21 | ||
NO | 25.84(7.84) | ||||
Physical Abuse | |||||
Yes | 29.84(8.24) | ||||
1.51 | ; | -0.96-6.96 | 0.14 | ||
No | 26.84(8.71) | ||||
Sexual assault | |||||
Yes | 30.70 (9.40) | ||||
1.62 | ; | -0.85-8.14 | 0.11 | ||
No | 27.40(8.11) | ||||
Verbal and Physical | |||||
YES | 29.50(8.46) | ||||
1.51 | -0.96-6.94 | 0.66 | |||
NO | 26.47(8.47) | ||||
Physical,Sexual, Verbal | |||||
Yes | 37.50(5.34) | 3.61 | |||
-4.78-16.59 | |||||
No | 26.81(8.14) | 0.00* |