Table 2 Family characteristics and Mental Health Status
From: Risk factors associated with mental illness in Oyo State, Nigeria: A Community based study
Characteristics | Total No & (%) | Psychiatric Morbidity No & (%) |
|---|---|---|
Marital Status | ||
Single (Never Married) | 447 (40.4) | 125 (28.0) |
Married | 564 (51.0) | 89 (15.7) |
Separated, Divorced or Widowed | 94 (8.6) | 28 (29.8) |
1105 (100.0) | 242 (21.9) | |
Type of family | ||
Nuclear | 554 (50.1) | 108 (19.5) |
Extended | 551 (49.9) | 114 (20.7) |
1105 (100.0) | 242 (21.9) | |
Type of Marriage | ||
Monogamy | 542 (49.0) | 112 (20.7) |
Polygamy | 563 (51.0 | 130 (23.1) |
1105 (100.0) | 242 (21.9) | |
Family size | ||
<6 | 793 (71.8) | 126 (15.9) |
>6 | 312 (28.2) | 116 (37.2) |
1105 (100.0) | 242 (21.9) |