Introduction
Methods
Population and data collection
Instrument
Data analysis
Results
Age (years) | Low score (<8) | High score (8+) | Total | χ2 | P-value |
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No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | |||
<16 | 49 (79.0) | 13 (21.0) | 62 (100) | 21.745 | < 0.001 |
16-20 | 129 (57.8) | 94 (42.2) | 223 (100) | ||
21-25 | 80 (45.5) | 96 (54.5) | 176 (100) | ||
26-30 | 23 (56.1) | 18 (43.9) | 41 (100) | ||
> 30 | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) | 8 (100) | ||
Total | 286 (56.1) | 224 (43.9) | 510 (100) |
Characteristics | Low score (<8) | High score (8+) | test | P-value |
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No. (%) | No. (%) | |||
Sex
| ||||
Male | 108 (62.4) | 65 (37.6) | 4.285* | 0.038 |
Female | 178 (52.8) | 159 (47.2) | ||
Age
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mean ± SD | 19.47 ±4.38 | 20.86 ±3.89 | −3.732** | <0.001 |
House ownership
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Owned | 269 (55.6) | 215 (44.4) | 0.963* | 0.326 |
Rented | 17 (65.4) | 9 (34.6) | ||
Grading
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Mild | 120 (72.7) | 45 (27.3) | 40.729* | <0.001 |
Moderate | 140 (53.6) | 121 (46.4) | ||
Severe | 26 (31.0) | 58 (69.0) | ||
Occupation
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Unemployed | 243 (57.6) | 179 (42.4) | 1.91* | 0.167 |
Employed | 43 (48.9) | 45 (51.1) | ||
Years of formal education
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mean ± SD | 9.53 ± 3.97 | 10.13 ± 4.18 | −1.66** | 0.097 |
Marital status
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Single | 234 (54.4) | 196 (45.6) | 3.066* | 0.08 |
Married | 52 (65.0) | 28 (35.0) | ||
Address
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Inside city | 209 (53.2) | 184 (46.8) | 5.84* | 0.016 |
Outside city | 77 (65.8) | 40 (34.2) |