Table III.
The mean sub- scales grade scores of GHQ based on education of cases
| Education |
Illiterate and lower
Mean(± SD) |
Secondary school
Mean(± SD) |
High school
Mean(± SD) |
University
Mean(± SD) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub – scales | |||||
| Somatic symptoms | 5.19 (± 3.4) | 5.71(± 4.07) | 5.4 (± 3.87) | 4.0 (± 2.62) | 0.046 |
| Anxiety insomnia | 5.36(±3.72) | 6.11(± 4.71) | 5.98(± 4.75) | 5.12 (± 3.86) | 0.706 |
| Social dysfunction | 6.62 (± 1.32) | 6.65 (± 2.96) | 6.95 (± 2.69) | 6.58(± 2.53) | 0.573 |
| Severe depression | 2.95 (± 3.47) | 3.09 (± 4.33) | 2.68(± 3.74) | 2.3 (± 3.58) | 0.662 |
The somatic symptoms have a significant relation with the education of the cases.