Table 2.

Bivariate analyses of patient variables and readmission

Variables	Whole sample % (n/N)*	Readmitted % (n/N)*	Not readmitted % (n/N)*	P-value
Age under 20 years	14.94 (59/395)	10.71 (3/28)	15.26 (56/367)	0.52
Alcohol use disorder	25.06 (105/419)	24.14 (7/29)	25.13 (98/390)	0.91
Cannabis use disorder	27.92 (117/419)	17.24 (5/29)	28.72 (112/278)	0.18
Epileptic psychosis	7.16 (30/419)	17.24 (5/29)	6.41 (25/390)	0.03
Female Gender	27.05 (112/414)	37.93 (11/29)	26.23 (101/385)	0.17
Length of stay <10 days	66.43 (277/417)	62.10 (18/29)	66.75 (259/388)	0.61
Married	30.65 (114/372)	34.62 (9/26)	30.35 (105/346)	0.65
Medication non-adherence	25.78 (108/419)	48.28 (14/29)	24.10 (94/390)	<0.01
Number of psychiatric** hospitalizations	1.03 ± 1.60	1.30 ± 2.12	1.01±1.55	0.39
Residence in Lilongwe	65.87 (276/419)	58.62 (17/29)	66.41 (259/390)	0.39
Schizophrenia diagnosis	30.07 (126/419)	37.93 (11/29)	29.49 (115/390)	0.34
Voluntary admission status	5.85 (24/410)	10.71 (3/28)	5.50 (21/382)	0.26

^*Total number of patients per variable varies slightly due to missing data.

^**Mean ± standard deviation given rather than percentages