Table 3.
Association between personal characteristics and mental disorders among children and adolescents in Blantyre-Urban, Malawi
| Variable | Mental Disorder | Total (N=354) | X2 | p-value | |
| No [n (%)] |
Yes [n (%)] |
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| Sex | |||||
| Female | 164 (95.3) | 8 (4.7) | 172 (100) | 0.98 | 0.321 |
| Male | 169 (92.9) | 13 (7.1) | 182 (100) | ||
| Engaged in work for money |
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| No | 314 (94.9) | 17 (5.1) | 331 (100) | 5.79 | 0.039* f |
| Yes | 19 (82.6) | 4 (17.4) | 23 (100) | ||
| Marital Status | |||||
| Single parent | 55 (82.1) | 12 (17.9) | 67 (100) | 21.25 | <0.001* f |
| Married | 278 (96.9) | 9 (3.1) | 287 (100) | ||
| Present guardian | |||||
| Biological parent(s) | 285 (95.3) | 14 (4.7) | 299 (100) | 5.39 | 0.030* f |
| Grandparent(s), uncle/aunt or sibling |
48 (87.3) | 7 (12.7) | 55 (100) | ||
| Child in School? (N=354) |
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| Yes | 331 (94.6) | 19 (5.4) | 350 (100) | 14.08 | 0.019* f |
| No | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | 4 (100) | ||
| Teacher Difficulty (N=350) |
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| Absent | 321 (95.3) | 16 (4.7) | 337 (100) | 8.19 | 0.028* f |
| Present | 10 (76.9) | 3 (23.1) | 13 (100) | ||
| Number of children in class (N=254) |
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| ≤100 | 195 (97.0) | 6 (3.0) | 201 (100) | 9.03 | 0.007* f |
| ≥101 | 46 (86.8) | 7 (13.2) | 53 (100) |
*
p-value significant at 5%
f
test statistic using Fisher's Exact Test