Table 3: Relationship between socio-demographic variables and psychosocial problems in the study participants.
|
Socio-demographic variables |
Participants with psychosocial problems n (%) (n = 48) |
psychosocial status of adolescents with epilepsy n (%) (n = 145) |
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|
Control |
Adolescents with epilepsy |
Chi-Square (p-value) |
Negative |
Positive |
Wald (p- value) |
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|
Age Group |
3.847 (0.163) |
|
9.80 (0.002)* |
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|
Early adolescence |
0 (0.0) |
12 (29.3) |
49 (47.1) |
12 (29.3) |
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|
Mid adolescence |
5 (71.4) |
15 (36.6) |
42 (40.4) |
15 (36.6) |
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|
Late adolescence |
2 (28.6) |
14 (34.1) |
13 (12.5) |
14 (34.1) |
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|
Total |
7 (100) |
41 (100) |
104 (100.0) |
41 (100.0) |
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|
Gender |
1.505 (0.416) |
1.51 (0.219) |
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|
Male |
2 (28.6) |
22 (53.7) |
60 (57.7) |
22 (53.7) |
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|
Female |
5 (71.4) |
19 (46.3) |
44 (42.3) |
19 (46.3) |
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|
Total |
7 (100.0) |
41 (100.0) |
104 (100.0) |
41 (100.0) |
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|
Socio-economic class |
2.171 (0.439) |
1.68 (0.194) |
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|
Upper |
4 (57.1) |
17 (41.5) |
52 (50.0) |
17 (41.5) |
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|
Mid |
3 (42.9) |
14 (34.1) |
33 (31.7) |
14 (34.1) |
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|
Lower |
0 (0.0) |
10 (24.4) |
19 (18.3) |
10 (24.4) |
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|
Total |
7 (100.0) |
41 (100.0) |
104 (100.0) |
41 (100.0) |
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*Statistically significant at p < 0.05, positive for psychosocial problems: PSC ≥ 28