Table 2.

Distribution of mental health problems in rural and urban schools

Domain	Rural, n (%)	Urban, n (%)	p Value*
Emotional problems			0.7
Normal	227 (86)	373 (87)
Borderline	15 (6)	32 (7)
Abnormal	22 (8)	24 (6)
Conduct problems			0.8
Normal	220 (84)	356 (83)
Borderline	17 (6)	41 (10)
Abnormal	26 (10)	32 (7)
Hyperactivity			0.3
Normal	245 (93)	406 (95)
Borderline	10 (4)	13 (3)
Abnormal	9 (3)	9 (2)
Peer problems			0.3
Normal	197 (75)	303 (71)
Borderline	51 (19)	89 (21)
Abnormal	16 (6)	37 (8)
Pro-social behaviour			0.048
Normal	237 (90)	405 (94)
Borderline	9 (3)	12 (3)
Abnormal	17 (7)	12 (3)
Total difficulties score			0.4
Normal	220 (84)	368 (86)
Borderline	26 (10)	38 (9)
Abnormal	17 (6)	22 (5)

*p Value has been calculated comparing the normal with high (borderline and abnormal clubbed together) scores.