TABLE 3.
Medication intake according to the presence of mental health conditions and behavioural problems
| Anxiolytics | Antidepressants | Antipsychotics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (%) | No n (%) | χ 2 (sig) | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | χ 2 (sig) | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | χ 2 (sig) | |
| Presence of mental health problems (N = 140) | 33 (23.6) | 107 (76.4) | 2.676 (.102) | 37 (26.4) | 103 (73.6) | 5.523 (.019*) | 55 (39.3) | 85 (60.7) | 10.369 (.001*) |
| Presence of behavioural problems (N = 172) | 12 (7.0) | 160 (93.0) | 16.860 (.000*) | 8 (4.7) | 164 (95.3) | 26.372 (.000*) | 14 (8.1) | 158 (91.9) | 38.427 (.000*) |
|
Presence of both (N = 368) |
130 (35.3) | 238 (64.7) | 112.336 (.000*) | 135 (36.7) | 233 (63.3) | 119.510 (.000*) | 198 (53.8) | 170 (46.2) | 198.113 (.000*) |
|
No mental health or behavioural problem (N = 311) |
6 (1.9) | 305 (98.1) | 79.426 (.000*) | 7 (2.3) | 304 (97.7) | 80.194 (.000*) | 7 (2.3) | 304 (97.7) | 144.307 (.000*) |
Note: *Significant differences p < .05.