Table 3.
Association between overall psychosocial wellbeing and sociodemographic/medical history
| Overall psychosocial wellbeing |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Good | Poor | χ2 | p Value |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 30.6 | 69.4 | 0.356 | 0.551 |
| Female | 25.0 | 75.0 | ||
| Age | ||||
| ≤30 years | 44.1 | 55.9 | 6.175 | 0.013 |
| >30 years | 19.2 | 80.8 | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Currently single | 36.4 | 63.6 | 2.376 | 0.123 |
| Currently married | 22.2 | 77.8 | ||
| Religion | ||||
| Christianity | 29.7 | 70.3 | 0.113 | 0.737 |
| Islam | 26.5 | 73.5 | ||
| Education | ||||
| No formal | 0.0 | 100.0 | 8.426* | 0.077 |
| Primary | 44.0 | 56.0 | ||
| Secondary | 28.2 | 71.8 | ||
| Post-secondary | 23.1 | 76.9 | ||
| Current employment status | ||||
| Unemployed | 34.3 | 65.7 | 6.016 | 0.014 |
| Employed | 8.3 | 91.7 | ||
| Children | ||||
| Yes | 38.2 | 61.8 | 2.382 | 0.123 |
| No | 23.4 | 76.6 | ||
| Children in school | ||||
| Yes | 16.7 | 83.3 | 0.220 | 0.639 |
| No | 22.8 | 77.2 | ||
| Person providing for children | ||||
| Myself | 20.6 | 79.4 | 3.198* | 0.362 |
| My spouse | 25.0 | 75.0 | ||
| My family | 23.1 | 76.9 | ||
| Other | 38.5 | 61.5 | ||
| Family members visit | ||||
| Yes | 30.6 | 69.4 | 0.053 | 0.818 |
| No | 27.8 | 72.2 | ||
| Number of TB treatments in the past | ||||
| 1 | 43.8 | 56.2 | 4.242* | 0.236 |
| 2 | 27.6 | 72.4 | ||
| 3 | 30.6 | 69.4 | ||
| ≥4 | 11.8 | 88.2 | ||
| Number of years on TB treatment | ||||
| 1–2 | 42.9 | 57.1 | 8.865* | 0.031 |
| 3–4 | 40.7 | 59.3 | ||
| 5–10 | 11.8 | 88.2 | ||
| >10 | 25.0 | 75.0 | ||
| Current duration of admission | ||||
| 1–2 | 55.0 | 45.0 | 9.117* | 0.028 |
| 3–4 | 15.8 | 84.2 | ||
| 5–6 | 25.0 | 75.0 | ||
| 7–8 | 21.7 | 78.3 | ||
| Treatment centre | ||||
| UCH, Ibadan | 12.5 | 87.5 | 4.789* | 0.188 |
| GCH, Ibadan | 31.8 | 68.2 | ||
| DLHMH, Calabar | 25.0 | 75.0 | ||
| MGH, Lagos | 37.5 | 62.5 | ||
*Likelihood ratio.
DLHMH, Dr Lawrence Henshaw Memorial Hospital, GCH, Government Chest Hospital; MGH, Mainland General Hospital; TB, tuberculosis; UCH, University College Hospital.