Table 4 Correlates of Psychiatric Diagnosis among Almajiris (N = 213)
Variable | Psychiatric diagnosis on K-SADS-PL | χ2 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes frequency % | No frequency % | |||
Mother’s education | ||||
 None | 32 (72.7) | 12 (27.3) | 6.289 | 0.043 |
 Quranic | 85 (55.6) | 68 (44.4) |  |  |
 Some formal education | 6 (40.0) | 9 (60.0) |  |  |
Often goes hungry | ||||
 Yes | 84 (64.1) | 47 (35.9) | 5.244 | 0.022 |
 No | 39 (48.1) | 42 (51.9) |  |  |
Sustained injury | ||||
 Yes | 69 (67.0) | 34 (33.0) | 7.312 | 0.007 |
 No | 53 (48.6) | 56 (51.4) |  |  |
Involved in a physical fight | ||||
 Yes | 68 (65.4) | 36 (34.6) | 5.133 | 0.023 |
 No | 54 (50.0) | 54 (50.0) |  |  |
Bullied in the last 30Â days | ||||
 Yes | 75 (65.8) | 39 (34.2) | 6.503 | 0.011 |
 No | 48 (48.5) | 51 (51.5) |  |  |
Child visited parents in the last 12Â months | ||||
 <3 times | 103 (74.6) | 35 (25.4) | 47.74 | <0.001 |
 3 or more times | 18 (25.0) | 54 (75.0) |  |  |