Table 3.
Objective and perceived social support among patients in groups A, B, C and D
| Group A (n=84) | Group B (n=8) | Group C (n=17) | Group D (n=6) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| (a) Objective social support* | ||||||||
| Category I | ||||||||
| Absent | 6 | (7.14) | 1 | (12.5) | - | - | - | - |
| Poor | 29 | (34.52) | 2 | (25) | 2 | (11.76) | - | - |
| Category II | ||||||||
| Moderate | 30 | (35.57) | 3 | (37.5) | 9 | (52.29) | 6 | (100) |
| Good | 19 | (22.61) | 2 | (25) | 6 | (35.29) | - | - |
| (b) Perceived social support | ||||||||
| Category I | ||||||||
| Absent | 14 | (16.66) | 1 | (12.5) | - | - | - | - |
| Poor | 45 | (53.57) | 4 | (50) | - | - | - | - |
| Category II | ||||||||
| Moderate | 23 | (27.38) | 2 | (25) | 9 | (52.94) | 6 | (100) |
| Good | 2 | (2.38) | 1 | (12.5) | 8 | (47.05) | - | - |
*
χ2=7.25; p<0.01