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Table 5 Relationship between maternal major depressive disorder and child’s emotional/behavioural problems as assessed by the SDQ

From: Maternal depression and child psychopathology among Attendees at a Child Neuropsychiatric Clinic in Abeokuta, Nigeria: a cross sectional study

SDQ domain

MDD (n = 23)

No MDD

t

Sig

95 % CI

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Lower

Upper

Emotional

3.0 (1.2)

2.4 (1.7)

1.53

0.128

−0.17

1.30

Conduct

3.9 (2.4)

2.5 (2.1)

2.65

0.010*

0.34

2.41

Hyperactivity

7.1 (4.8)

3.4 (3.0)

3.10

0.003*+

0.81

3.70

Peer problems

3.5 (2.1)

2.7 (2.2)

2.64

0.010*

0.35

2.51

Prosocial behavior

4.4 (2.9)

5.8 (2.3)

−2.51

0.014*

−2.58

−0.30

Total scores

17.4 (6.3)

11.8 (6.8)

3.53

0.001*+

2.46

8.80

  1. * p < 0.05
  2. +p < 0.01