Table 1.
Rates of deliberate self-harm (DSH) among children with a different disability status by selected sociodemographic factors in Beijing, China.
| Characteristics | Without Disabilities | Single Disability | Multiple Disabilities | p-Value a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Injured n (%) | N | Injured n (%) | N | Injured n (%) | ||
| Total | 650 | 71 (10.92) | 514 | 80(15.56) * | 136 | 54(39.71) ** | <0.001 |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 406 | 51 (12.56) | 325 | 53 (16.31) | 81 | 31 (38.27) ** | <0.001 |
| Female | 244 | 20 (8.20) | 189 | 27 (14.29) * | 55 | 23 (41.82) ** | <0.001 |
| Age | |||||||
| 6–9 | 184 | 4 (2.17) | 153 | 28 (18.30) ** | 31 | 14 (45.16) ** | <0.001 |
| 10–13 | 283 | 20 (7.07) | 210 | 23 (10.95) | 73 | 27 (36.99) ** | <0.001 |
| 14–17 | 183 | 47 (25.68) | 151 | 29 (19.21) | 32 | 13 (40.62) | 0.031 |
| Ethnic group | |||||||
| Han Chinese | 617 | 67 (10.86) | 476 | 68 (14.29) | 125 | 48 (38.40) ** | <0.001 |
| Ethnic minorities | 33 | 4 (12.12) | 38 | 12 (31.58) | 11 | 6 (54.55) ** | 0.015 |
| Parent-child relationship | |||||||
| Natural parents | 628 | 66 (10.51) | 481 | 74 (15.38) * | 128 | 50 (39.06) ** | <0.001 |
| Adoptive parents/stepparents | 22 | 5 (22.73) | 33 | 6 (18.18) | 8 | 4 (50.00) | 0.164 |
| Single parent | |||||||
| Yes | 42 | 9 (21.43) | 67 | 13 (19.40) | 11 | 3 (27.27) | 0.832 |
| No | 608 | 62 (10.20) | 447 | 67 (14.99) * | 125 | 51 (40.80) ** | <0.001 |
| Single child | |||||||
| Yes | 514 | 55 (10.70) | 295 | 47 (15.93) * | 75 | 28 (37.33) ** | <0.001 |
| No | 136 | 16 (11.76) | 219 | 33 (15.07) | 61 | 26 (42.62) ** | <0.001 |
| Father’s Education | |||||||
| Middle school or below | 64 | 12 (18.75) | 149 | 20 (13.42) | 28 | 11 (39.29) * | 0.005 |
| High school | 202 | 29 (14.36) | 147 | 17 (11.56) | 40 | 13 (32.50) * | 0.004 |
| College or above | 384 | 30 (7.81) | 218 | 43 (19.72) ** | 68 | 30 (44.12) ** | <0.001 |
| Mother’s Education | |||||||
| Middle school or below | 67 | 12 (17.91) | 155 | 20 (12.90) | 32 | 12 (37.50) * | 0.004 |
| High school | 178 | 22 (12.36) | 150 | 16 (10.67) | 45 | 14 (31.11) ** | 0.002 |
| College or above | 405 | 37 (9.14) | 209 | 44 (21.05) ** | 59 | 28 (47.46) ** | <0.001 |
| Family income per month | |||||||
| <5000 | 99 | 8 (8.08) | 218 | 31 (14.22) | 55 | 19 (34.55) ** | <0.001 |
| 5000–12,000 | 372 | 46 (12.37) | 199 | 25 (12.56) | 55 | 24 (43.64) ** | <0.001 |
| >12,000 | 179 | 17 (9.50) | 97 | 24 (24.74) ** | 26 | 11 (42.31) ** | <0.001 |
ap-values were derived from the Chi-square analysis between the disability status and self-harm prevalence, by sociodemographic factors. * and ** Children with a single disability or multiple disabilities compared with children without disabilities, respectively; ** p < 0.01; * p < 0.05.