Table 5.
Correlates of positive screens for psychiatric disorders in 12–17-year-old adolescents
| Screened negative (n = 298; 53.37%) | Screened positive (n = 261; 46.63%) | Unadjusted OR [CI] | Adjusted OR [CI] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count (%) | Count (%) | |||
| Age | 13.91 (1.63) | 14.46 (1.69) | 1.218 [1.100, 1.348]*** | 1.203 [1.072 1.352]* |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 155 (52.06) | 117 (44.75) | 1.696 [1.143, 2.517]* | |
| Female | 143 (47.94) | 144 (55.25) | 1.341[0.961, 1.872] | |
| Total monthly family income | ||||
| Prefer not to answer | 31 (10.48) | 33 (12.72) | ||
| Up to 1000$ | 106 (35.61) | 146 (56.02) | 1.296 [0.749, 2.243] | 0.681 [0.354,1.309] |
| 1000–2000$ | 127 (42.49) | 65 (25.08) | 0.486 [0.274,0.862]* | 0.478 [0.252, 0.905]* |
| More than 2000$ | 34 (11.42) | 16 (6.17) | 0.445[0.206,0.959]* | 0.543 [0.230, 1.283] |
| Parental marital status | ||||
| Not married | 22 (7.4) | 28 (10.7) | 1.499 [0.835, 2.690] | |
| Married | 276 (92.6) | 233 (89.3) | ||
| Mother's employment | ||||
| Unemployed | 214 (72.14) | 198 (76.47) | ||
| Unemployed | 83 (27.86) | 61 (23.53) | 1.225 [0.855, 1.841] | |
| Father's employment | ||||
| Employed | 264 (88.61) | 229 (87.82) | ||
| Prefer not to answer | 34 (11.39) | 32 (12.18) | 0.927 [0.554, 1.551] | |
| Mother's education | ||||
| Elementary or less | 32 (10.67) | 49 (19.09) | ||
| High school or less | 221 (74.66) | 180 (69.99) | 0.524 [0.322, 0.854]* | |
| University or more | 43 (14.67) | 28 (10.92) | 0.416 [0.217,0.799]* | |
| Father's education | ||||
| Elementary or less | 58 (19.48) | 80 (31.2) | ||
| High school or less | 186 (62.87) | 157 (61.76) | 0.613 [0.411, 0.915]* | 1.113 [0.685, 1.874] |
| University or more | 52 (17.65) | 18 (7.04) | 0.249 [0.132, 0.470]*** | 0.611 [0.278, 1.344] |
| Mother not living at home | 2 (0.65) | 8 (3.06) | 0.4815[0.995,23.291] | |
| Father not living at home | 40 (13.47) | 46 (17.62) | 1.373 [0.867, 2.176] | |
| Total number of individuals living at homea | 5.20 (1.73) | 5.28 (1.98) | 1.023 [0.935, 1.119] | |
| Parental assessment of child's academic performance at school | ||||
| Good—passes all classes without any problems | 240 (80.42) | 157 (60.13) | ||
| Acceptable—does well but has occasional difficulties with some subjects | 53 (17.64) | 80 (30.6) | 2.320[1.552,3.468]*** | 1.452 [0.872, 2.417] |
| Sub-optimal—fails some subjects or classes | 6 (1.94) | 24 (9.27) | 6.408[2.529,16.237]*** | 2.990 [1.043, 8.568]* |
| Repeated at least one school grade | 56 (18.61) | 100 (38.3) | 2.715 [1.849, 3.985]*** | 1.645 [0.988, 2.739] |
| Ever received home tutoring | 30 (10) | 41 (15.56) | 1.658[1.001, 2.748]* | |
| Ever received accommodation at school | 6 (1.99) | 12 (4.65) | 2.396 [0.885, 6.485] | |
| chronic physical illness | 13 (4.4) | 33 (12.58) | 3.127 [1.605, 6.090]** | 2.158 [1.020, 4.565]* |
| Positive psychiatric family history | 9 (3.02) | 39 (14.94) | 5.641 [2.676,11.890]*** | 3.186 [1.401, 7.241]* |
| GHQ total scorea | 19.42 (8..63) | 21.91 (9.99) | 1.029[1.011, 1.048]* | |
| PRQ bully scorea | 0.77 (1.47) | 1.151 (1.99) | 1.295 (1.164, 1.440)*** | 1.165 [1.037,1.309]* |
| PRQ victim scorea | 0.52 (1.12) | 1.17 (2.47) | 1.360 (1.195, 1.547)*** | 1.247 [1.079, 1.442]* |
| Child reported CBQ score pertaining to father* | 8.64 (1.84) | 8.48 (2.68) | 0.968 [0.899, 1.041] | |
| Child reported CBQ score pertaining to mothera | 9.12 (1.99) | 9.41 (2.05) | 1.073 [0.988,1.166] | |
| CBQ parent scorea | 3.99 (3.89) | 5.30 (4.63) | 1.075[1.033, 1.119]*** | 1.037 [0.990, 1.087] |
aMean(SD)
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001