Table 1.
Association of sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants with psychosocial health issues
| Sociodemographic characteristic | Frequency (%) | Depression (%) | Anxiety (%) | Intimate partner violence (%) | Substance abuse (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||||
| ≤24 | 121 (51.5) | 72 (59.5) | 48 (39.7) | 9 (7.4) | 29 (24.0) |
| ≥25 | 114 (48.5) | 34 (29.8) | 41 (36.0) | 10 (8.8) | 36 (31.6) |
| P | <0.001 | 0.592 | 0.708 | 0.192 | |
| Education status | |||||
| ≤Middle school | 82 (34.9) | 47 (57.3) | 33 (40.2) | 8 (9.8) | 21 (25.6) |
| ≥High school | 153 (65.1) | 59 (38.6) | 56 (36.6) | 11 (7.2) | 44 (28.8) |
| P | 0.006 | 0.583 | 0.492 | 0.607 | |
| School drop out | |||||
| Yes | 147 (62.6) | 70 (47.6) | 60 (40.8) | 13 (8.8) | 34 (23.1) |
| No | 88 (37.4) | 36 (40.9) | 29 (33.0) | 6 (6.8) | 31 (35.2) |
| P | 0.317 | 0.229 | 0.581 | 0.045 | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 34 (14.5) | 10 (29.4) | 8 (23.5) | 2 (5.9) | 11 (32.4) |
| Unmarried/separated/divorced/widower | 201 (85.5) | 96 (47.8) | 81 (40.3) | 17 (8.5) | 54 (26.9) |
| P | 0.047 | 0.062 | 0.61 | 0.508 | |
| Socioeconomic status | |||||
| Middle | 143 (60.9) | 59 (41.3) | 52 (36.4) | 8 (8.7) | 38 (26.6) |
| Lower | 92 (39.1) | 47 (51.1) | 37 (40.2) | 11 (7.7) | 27 (29.3) |
| P | 0.143 | 0.583 | 0.81 | 0.657 | |
| Place of living | |||||
| Living with family | 187 (79.6) | 87 (46.5) | 76 (40.6) | 15 (8.0) | 55 (29.4) |
| Living alone | 48 (20.4) | 19 (36.6) | 13 (27.1) | 4 (8.3) | 10 (20.8) |
| P | 0.398 | 0.084 | 0.944 | 0.236 | |
| Physical harassment (n=159) | |||||
| Present | 49 (64.5) | 26 (53.1) | 19 (38.8) | 7 (14.3) | 15 (30.6) |
| Absent | 27 (35.5) | 17 (63.0) | 10 (37.0) | 1 (3.7) | 5 (18.5) |
| P | 0.405 | 0.881 | 0.15 | 0.252 | |
| Sexual harassment (n=170) | |||||
| Present | 23 (35.4) | 11 (47.8) | 11 (47.8) | 5 (21.7) | 17 (73.9) |
| Absent | 42 (64.6) | 26 (61.9) | 14 (33.3) | 2 (4.8) | 31 (73.8) |
| P | 0.273 | 0.251 | 0.035 | 0.993 | |
| Commercial sex | |||||
| Yes | 108 (46.0) | 56 (51.9) | 53 (49.1) | 15 (13.9) | 27 (25.0) |
| No | 127 (54.0) | 50 (39.4) | 36 (28.3) | 4 (3.1) | 38 (29.9) |
| P | 0.055 | 0.001 | 0.003 | 0.401 | |
| Total | 106 (45.1) | 89 (37.9) | 19 (8.1) | 65 (27.7) |