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. 2010 Oct 1;2(1):e10. doi: 10.4081/mi.2010.e10

Table 1. Relationship between socio-demographic variables and psychopathology.

Socio-demographic variables N. of respondents Presence of psychopathology
n (%) 2 df P
Age
 Elderly (>65) 172 100 (58.1) 9.372 2 0.009
 Middle age (35–64) 124 92 (74.2)
 Young adult (<35) 116 68 (58.6)
Sex
 Male 176 108 (61.4 0.401 1 0.527
 Female 236 152 (64.4)
Level of education
 Nil 56 28 (50.0) 13.433 3 0.004
 Primary 132 12 (9.1)
 Secondary 140 24 (17.1)
 Tertiary 84 20 (23.8)
Marital status
 Married 328 208 (63.4) 0.065 1 0.798
 Others 84 52 (61.9)
Occupation
 Employed 360 236 (65.6) 7.346 1 0.007
 Unemployed 52 24 (46.2)
Tribe
 Yoruba 304 184 (60.5) 3.317 1 0.069
 Others 108 76 (70.4)
Religion
 Christian 228 148 (64.9) 2.218 2 0.330
 Moslem 168 100 (59.5)
 Others 16 12 (75.0)