Table 6.
Association between adverse childhood experiences and psychological distress among the participants May to July 2018, Nsukka, Nigeria
| Psychological distress | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presence | ORAbsence | |||||
| n(%) | n(%) | 95% CI | P-value | |||
| ACEs | ||||||
| aHousehold dysfunction | ||||||
| No | 72 (52.2) | 66 (47.8) | 1.38 | 0.76 | 2.50 | 0.297 |
| Yes | 39 (60.0) | 26 (40.0) | ||||
| bSexual abuse | ||||||
| No | 34 (36.2) | 60 (63.8) | 4.25 | 2.36 | 7.65 | < 0.0001 |
| Yes | 77 (70.6) | 32 (29.4) | ||||
| cEmotional abuse | ||||||
| No | 26 (44.1) | 33 (55.9) | 1.83 | 0.99 | 3.37 | 0.053 |
| Yes | 85 (59.0) | 59 (41.0) | ||||
| dPhysical abuse | ||||||
| No | 24 (48.0) | 26 (52.0) | 1.43 | 0.75 | 2.71 | 0.276 |
| Yes | 87 (56.9) | 66 (43.1) | ||||
| eEmotional neglect | ||||||
| No | 106 (55.2) | 86 (44.8) | 0.68 | 0.20 | 2.29 | 0.530 |
| Yes | 5 (45.5) | 6 (54.5) | ||||
| fPhysical neglect | ||||||
| No | 60 (45.8) | 71 (54.2) | 2.87 | 1.57 | 5.31 | 0.001 |
| Yes | 51 (70.8) | 21 (29.2) | ||||
| gACEs Exposure | ||||||
| No | 5 (18.5) | 22 (81.5) | 6.66 | 2.41 | 18.42 | < 0.0001 |
| Yes | 106 (60.2) | 70 (39.8) | ||||
| ACE count | ||||||
| 0 (ref) | 5 (18.5) | 22 (81.5) | ||||
| 1 | 15 (50.0) | 15 (50.0) | 4.40 | 1.32 | 14.70 | 0.016 |
| 2–3 | 30 (48.4) | 32 (51.6) | 4.13 | 1.39 | 12.29 | 0.011 |
| 4+ | 61 (72.6) | 23 (27.4) | 11.67 | 3.95 | 34.47 | < 0.0001 |
Note. ACEs adverse childhood experiences, OR odds ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence intervals
aNo is the reference category
bNo is the reference category
cNo is the reference category
dNo is the reference category
eNo, reference category
fNo, reference category
gNo/Absence of any adverse events, reference category
***p-value < 0.0001. **p-value < 0.01. *p-value < 0.05