Table 2 Cross tabulation—fathers education level, mothers education level, monthly family income level and associations with the ability to recognise mental health problems
Depression | Social phobia | Psychosis | Diabetes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes % | Not identified % | Yes % | Not identified % | Yes % | Not identified % | Yes % | Not identified % | |
Income | ||||||||
<Rs 20,000 | 19.4 | 21.3 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 34.3 | 6.4 | 33.0 | 7.6 |
Rs 20,000 and above | 24.5 | 34.3 | 26.9 | 32.5 | 47.0 | 12.4 | 45.2 | 14.1 |
Total | 43.9 | 55.6 | 47.0 | 53.0 | 81.3 | 18.8 | 78.2 | 21.7 |
Chi square value | 8.271 | 9.17 | 17.29 | 2.65 | ||||
df | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
P value | 0.004 | 0.002 | <0.001 | 0.103 | ||||
Fathers highest education level | ||||||||
Passed GCE O/L’s or below | 21.2 | 26.4 | 22.7 | 24.9 | 38.5 | 9.1 | 38.0 | 9.6 |
Above O/L’s to University | 22.6 | 29.8 | 23.7 | 28.6 | 43.1 | 9.3 | 40.6 | 11.8 |
Total | 43.8 | 56.2 | 46.4 | 53.5 | 81.6 | 18.4 | 78.6 | 21.4 |
Chi square value | 11.8 | 0.695 | 8.812 | 2.7 | ||||
df | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
P value | <0.001 | 0.40 | 0.003 | 0.1 | ||||
Mothers highest education level | ||||||||
Passed GCE O/L’s or below | 20.4 | 27.6 | 20.8 | 27.2 | 39.2 | 8.8 | 37.3 | 10.7 |
Above O/L’s to University | 24.0 | 28.0 | 25.8 | 26.2 | 42.5 | 9.5 | 41.2 | 10.8 |
Total | 44.4 | 55.6 | 46.6 | 53.4 | 81.7 | 18.3 | 78.5 | 21.5 |
Chi square value | 3.29 | 3.29 | 0.89 | 11.214 | ||||
df | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
P value | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.345 | <0.001 | ||||
Overall | 46.4 | 53.6 | 48.3 | 51.7 | 72.9 | 27.1 | 79.6 | 20.4 |