Table 1.
Demographic predictors related to abuse in bipolar patients
| Characteristics | Abuse | Overall | Chi-square (X 2) (P value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 71 (45.8%) | 104 (40.6%) | 175 (42.6%) | 1.06 (0.30) |
| Female | 84 (54.2%) | 152 (59.4%) | 236 (57.4%) | |
| Residency | ||||
| Urban | 117 (75.5%) | 177 (69.1%) | 294 (71.5%) | 1.91 (0.17) |
| Rural | 38 (24.5%) | 79 (30.9%) | 117 (28.5%) | |
| Education | ||||
| No formal education | 17 (11%) | 52 (20.3%) | 69 (16.8%) | 6.04 (0.01) |
| Educated | 138 (89%) | 204 (79.7%) | 342 (83.2%) | |
| Religion | ||||
| Christian | 115 (74.2%) | 196 (76.6%) | 311 (75.7%) | 0.29 (0.56) |
| Muslim | 40 (25.8%) | 60 (23.4%) | 100 (24.3%) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Currently married | 58 (37.4%) | 122 (47.7%) | 180 (43.8%) | 4.11 (0.04) |
| Not married | 97 (62.6%) | 134 (52.3%) | 231 (56.2%) | |
| Job | ||||
| Has job | 111 (71.6%) | 188 (73.4%) | 299 (72.7%) | 0.16 (0.45) |
| No job | 44 (28.4%) | 68 (26.6%) | 112 (27.3%) | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Amahara | 60 (38.7%) | 82 (32%) | 142 (34.55%) | 3.6 (0.46) |
| Oromo | 48 (31%) | 87 (34%) | 135 (32.85%) | |
| Gurage | 32 (20.6%) | 50 (19.5%) | 82 (20%) | |
| Tigray | 6 (3.9%) | 18 (7%) | 24 (5.8%) | |
| Othersa | 9 (5.8%) | 19 (7.5%) | 28 (6.8%) | |
| Wealth | ||||
| Lowest | 35 (22.6%) | 48 (18.8%) | 83 (20.2%) | 2.33 (0.67) |
| Second | 34 (21.9%) | 54 (21.1%) | 88 (21.4%) | |
| Middle | 27 (17.4%) | 51 (19.9%) | 78 (19%) | |
| Fourth | 35 (22.6%) | 52 (20.3%) | 87 (21.2%) | |
| Highest | 24 (15.5%) | 51 (19.9%) | 75 (18.2%) | |
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