Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants

From: Generalized anxiety disorder screening using gad-7 among in-school adolescents of anambra state, nigeria: a comparative study between urban and rural areas

		Frequency (N = 1187)	Percentage (%)
URBAN/RURAL SETTING	Rural	498	42
URBAN/RURAL SETTING	Urban	689	58
AGE GROUP (YEARS)	Early Adolescence (10–13)	337	28.4
	Middle Adolescence (14–16)	628	52.9
	Late Adolescence (17–19)	222	18.7
GENDER	Male	564	47.5
GENDER	Female	623	52.5
TRIBE	Igbo	1126	94.9
	Yoruba	7	0.6
	Hausa	2	0.2
	Igala	43	3.6
	Others (e.g. Tiv, Efik)	9	0.8
RELIGION	Christianity	1179	99.3
	Islam	3	0.3
	Traditional	3	0.3
	Others*	2	0.2
SENATORIAL ZONES	Anambra North	364	30.7
	Anambra Central	373	31.4
	Anambra South	450	37.9

Mean age of participants = 14.75 years (± 1.885 years) * Others = Judaism, Hinduism, etc.

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