Table 2.

Factors associated with positive GHQ score of ≥ 4 among patients admitted into the medical, surgical and gynecological ward of state specialist hospital Maiduguri, Nigeria– 2009 (N= 283)

Characteristics	GHQ (+) (%)		GHQ (-) (%)		OR (95% CI)		ρ-value
Presenting symptoms					16.0	(2.2-300.0)	< 0.00
Unexplained	22	8.0	1	0.0
Physical/psychological	152	54.0	108	38.0
Total	174	100	109	100
Rating of illness (n = 272)					3.6	(1.5-8.7)	<0.00
Severe	37	14.0	8	3.0
Mild to moderate	128	47.0	99	36.0
Total	165	100	107	100
Married					3.0	(1.5- 6.1)	< 0.00
No	50	18.0	13	4.0
Yes	124	44.0	96	34.0
Total	174	100	109	100
Education					2.1	(1.2- 3.8)	0.01
No	62	22.0	23	8.0
Yes	112	40.0	86	30.0
Total	174	100	109	100
Sex					1.6	(0.94- 2.73)	0.06
Female	121	43.0	64	22.0
Male	53	19.0	45	16.0
Total	174	100	109	100
Occupation					1.4	(0.8- 2.3)	0.2
Unemployed	85	30.0	45	16.0
Employed	89	31.0	64	23.0
Total	174	100	109	100
Ward					1.2	(0.7-2.1)	0.4
Medical	69	25.0	38	13.0
*Surgical/Gynaecology	105	37.0	71	25.0
Total	174	100	109	100