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. 2020 Nov 7;29(1):134–148. doi: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_78_18

Table 8.

Variables related to adverse childhood experience by outcome variable 2

Variables related to adverse childhood experience Row (%) Statistical test

Simple Complicated
Substance abuse in family
 No 5 (71) 2 (29) Fisher’s exact, P=0.9
 Yes 32 (74) 11 (26)
Other mental illness in family
 No 36 (75) 12 (25) Fisher’s exact, P=0.45
 Yes 1 (50) 1 (50)
Incarceration of family members
 No 36 (73) 13 (27) Fisher’s exact, P=0.43
 Yes 1 (100) 0
Separation of parents
 No 32 (84) 6 (16) Chi-square, P=0.007
 Yes 5 (42) 7 (59)
Could not express emotionally
 No 30 (75) 10 (25) Fisher’s exact, P=0.70
 Yes 7 (70) 3 (30)
Witnessing verbal/psychological abuse
 No 6 (67) 3 (33) Fisher’s exact, P=0.001
 Rarely 7 (100) 0
Sometimes 14 (100) 0
 Often 5 (84) 1 (14)
 Regularly 5 (36) 9 (64)
Witnessing physical abuse
 No 14 (78) 4 (22) Fisher’s exact, P=0.01
 Simple 20 (87) 3 (13)
 Complicated 3 (33) 6 (66)
Verbal psychological punishment
 NO 16 (80) 4 (20) Fisher’s exact, P=0.86
 Rarely 7 (78) 2 (22)
 Sometimes 3 (75) 1 (25)
 Often 8 (66) 4 (33)
 Regularly 3 (60) 2 (40)
Physical punishment
 No 22 (76) 7 (24) Fisher’s exact, P=0.015
 Simple 14 (88) 2 (12)
 Complicated 1 (20) 4 (80)
Sexual abuse
 No 36 (75) 12 (25) Fisher’s exact, P=0.45
 Yes 1 (50) 1 (50)
Bullying
 No 29 (69) 13 (31) Fisher’s exact, P=0.09
 Yes 8 (100) 0
Community violence
 No 28 (78) 8 (22) Chi-square, P=0.474
 Yes 9 (64) 5 (36)
Collective violence
 No 36 (76) 11 (24) Fisher’s exact, P=0.16
 Yes 1 (33) 2 (66)
Long hour alone
 No 32 (78) 9 (22) Chi-square, P=0.21
 Yes 5 (56) 4 (44)
Care taker of sibling
 No 32 (74) 11 (26) Fisher’s exact, P=0.99
 Yes 5 (72) 2 (28)
House hold work
 No 27 (81) 6 (19) Chi-square, P=0.09
 Yes 10 (59) 7 (41)
Lack of any play
 No 36 (75) 12 (25) Fisher’s exact, P=0.99
 Yes 1 (50) 1 (50)
Child labor
 No 14 (60) 9 (40) Chi-square, P=0.062
 Yes 23 (85) 4 (15)
Basic needs not fulfilled
 No 34 (83) 7 (18) Chi-square, P=0.006
 Yes 3 (33) 6 (66)
ACE score
 0-2 11 (84) 2 (16) Fisher’s exact, P=0.24
 3-5 22 (76) 7 (24)
 6-8 4 (50) 4 (50)
Additional ACE score
 0-1 22 (85) 4 (15) Fisher’s exact, P=0.109
 2-3 15 (63) 9 (38)

ACE – Adverse childhood experience