Table 3 The relationship between identified risk factors and treatment outcome
Risk factors | Outcome N* (%) | df | χ 2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good | Poor | ||||
Age group | |||||
≤10 | 32 (46.4) | 37 (53.6) | 1 | 6.382 | 0.012 |
≥11 | 77 (65.3) | 41 (34.7) | |||
Gender | |||||
Female | 47 (68.1) | 22 (31.9) | 1 | 4.343 | 0.037 |
Male | 62 (52.5) | 56 (47.5) | |||
No of sibling | |||||
4 or less | 86 (59.3) | 59 (40.7) | 1 | 0.133 | 0.715 |
5 or more | 19 (55.9) | 15 (44.1) | |||
Order of birth | |||||
First born | 37 (50.7) | 36 (49.3) | 1 | 3.233 | 0.072 |
Others | 68 (64.2) | 38 (35.2) | |||
Family type | |||||
Same parents | 38 (63.3) | 22 (36.7) | 1 | 1.371 | 0.242 |
Different parents | 60 (54.1) | 51 (45.9) | |||
Care giver | |||||
Both parents | 18 (51.4) | 17 (48.6) | 1 | 0.622 | 0.430 |
Single parent and others | 80 (58.8) | 56 (41.2) | |||
Past psychiatric history | |||||
Absent | 23 (71.9) | 9 (28.1) | 1 | 2.931 | 0.087 |
Present | 86 (55.5) | 69 (44.5) | |||
Medical history | |||||
Absent | 102 (58.4) | 73 (41.7) | 1 | 0.000 | 0.997 |
Present | 7 (58.3) | 5 (41.7) | |||
Family history | |||||
Absent | 67 (58.8) | 47 (41.2) | 1 | 0.016 | 0.901 |
Present | 37 (57.8) | 27 (42.2) | |||
Perinatal complication | |||||
Absent | 87 (61.7) | 54 (38.3) | 1 | 4.937 | 0.026 |
Present | 9 (37.5) | 15 (62.5) | |||
Early childhood illness | |||||
Absence | 71 (64.0) | 40 (36.0) | 1 | 4.218 | 0.040 |
Presence | 26 (47.3) | 29 (52.7) | |||
Psychiatric co-morbidity | |||||
Absent | 60 (61.9) | 37 (38.1) | 1 | 1.055 | 0.304 |
Present | 49 (54.4) | 41 (45.6) | |||
Physical co-morbidity | |||||
Absent | 99 (57.2) | 74 (42.8) | 1 | 1.075 | 0.300 |
Present | 10 (71.4) | 4 (28.6) | |||
Mode of care | |||||
In-patient | 43 (93.5) | 3 (6.3) | 1 | 31.072 | <0.01 |
Out-patient | 66 (46.8) | 75 (53.2) | |||
Type of intervention | |||||
Only Pharmacological | 19 (51.4) | 18 (48.6) | 1 | 0.913 | 0.339 |
Only Psychological or both | 90 (60.0) | 60 (40.0) | |||
Specialist (General psychiatrist) care | |||||
Given | 90 (63.8) | 51 (36.2) | 1 | 7.238 | 0.007 |
Not given | 19 (41.3) | 27 (58.7) | |||
Prescribing pattern | |||||
Monotherapy | 50 (71.4) | 20 (28.6) | 1 | 7.197 | 0.007 |
Poly-therapy | 14 (43.8) | 18 (56.2) | |||