TABLE 4.
Variance analysis of emotional support of respondents (N = 102).
| Variables | Have you received emotional support |
χ2 | p | |
| No | Yes | |||
| Marital status | ||||
| Unmarried | 6 (50.0) | 6 (50.0) | 11.683 | 0.020* |
| Married | 20 (26.7) | 55 (73.3) | ||
| Divorce | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100.0) | ||
| Widowed | 7 (70.0) | 3 (30.0) | ||
| Other | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | ||
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| Variables |
Support from government, Red Cross
|
χ2 | p | |
| No | Yes | |||
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| Health condition | ||||
| Poor | 5 (29.4) | 12 (70.6) | 7.648 | 0.022* |
| Average | 20 (71.4) | 8 (28.6) | ||
| Good | 14 (58.3) | 10 (41.7) | ||
| Coping style | ||||
| Negative | 27 (71.1) | 11 (28.9) | 7.267 | 0.007** |
| Positive | 12 (38.7) | 19 (61.3) | ||
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| Variables |
Support from friends and colleagues
|
χ2 | p | |
| No | Yes | |||
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| Occupation | ||||
| Farmer | 23 (82.1) | 5 (17.9) | ||
| Other Professionals | 24 (58.6) | 17 (41.5) | 4.269 | 0.039* |
Statistically significant (p < 0.05)*. Statistically significant (p < 0.01)**.