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Table 4 Social and behavioral characteristics and association with probable GAD

From: Cultural and social factors associated with generalized anxiety disorder among adolescent mothers during the postpartum period in Malawi: a cross-sectional survey

Variable

Total n = 395

No/mild GAD N = 269 (68.1%)

Probable GAD N = 126 (31.8%)

χ2 statistic

p-value

Behavioral characteristics

Current alcohol consumption

    

0.21

  Yes

8 (2)

4 (50)

4 (50)

  

  No

387 (98)

383 (97)

4 (1.3)

  

Intimate partner violence

  No

374 (94.7)

283 (75.7)

91 (24.3)

18.260

 < 0.001***

  Yes

21 (5.3)

7 (33.3)

14 (66.7)

  

Social characteristics

MPSS (t-test)

7.034

   

 < 0.001***

Wealth index

  1st quintile

74 (19)

11 (14.9)

63 (85.1)

23.743a

 < 0.001***

  2nd quintile

106 (27)

45 (42.5)

61 (57.5)

  

  3rd quintile

55 (14)

10 (18.2)

45 (81.8)

  

  4th quintile

79 (20)

22 (27.8)

57 (72.2)

  

  5th quintile

76 (20)

14 (18.4)

62 (81.6)

  
  1. *Statistically significant at p < 0.05 and ***statistically significant at < 0.001