Skip to main content
. 2017 Oct-Dec;35(4):383–390. doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/;2017;35;4;00007

Table 3: Comparison of the therapeutic approach with the social, economic and care characteristics used in the Centers of Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents.

Therapeutic approach
Drug treatment Non-drug treatment Combined treatment Total p-value
n % n % n % n %
Sex (n=292)
Male 91 70 27 79.4 99 77.3 217 74.3 0.107
Female 39 30 7 20.6 29 22.7 75 25.7
Age (years) (n=292)
3-7 47 36.2 19 55.8 54 42.2 120 41.1 0.107
8-12 83 63.8 15 42.2 74 57.8 172 58.9
Social benefit (n= 292)
No 40 31.1 15 44.1 51 40.2 106 36.6 0.189
Yes 89 68.9 19 55.9 76 59.8 184 63.4
Caretaker’s age (years) (n=290)
22-39 75 58.1 18 52.9 70 55.1 163 56.2 0.827
40-78 54 41.9 16 47.1 57 44.9 127 43.8
Caretaker’s schooling (n=289)
Elementary school 79 61.7 20 58.8 81 63.8 180 62,3 0.845
High School/Higher Education 49 38.3 14 41.2 46 36.2 109 37.7
Economic classification (n=290)
B + C 10 7.7 5 14.7 16 12.6 31 10.7 0.301
D + E 119 92.3 29 85.3 111 87.4 259 89.3
Family income (n=277)
≤ R$622,00 69 55.6 16 51.6 77 45.0 162 54.9 0.346
R$622,00 55 44.4 15 48.4 63 36.9 133 45.1
Type of household (n=290)
House 123 95.3 32 94.1 118 92.9 273 94.1 0.681
Others 6 4.7 2 5.9 9 7.1 17 5.9
Number of residents (n=290)
1-4 80 62.1 20 58.8 83 65.3 183 63.1 0.734
5-12 49 37.9 14 41.2 44 34.7 107 36.9
Housing situation (n=290)
Own house 74 57.4 28 82.3 75 59.1 177 61.0 0.021
Others 55 42.6 6 17.7 52 40.9 113 39.0