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Table 3 Socio-economic 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 & (%)

Occupation

  

Senior Professional

95 (8.6)

22 (23.2)

Junior Professional

103 (9.3)

22 (21.4)

Skilled

353 (31.9)

64 (18.1)

Unskilled

400 (36.2)

67 (16.8)

Students

75 (6.2)

28 (37.3)

Unemployed

79 (7.1)

39 (49.4)

 

1105 (100.0)

242 (21.9)

Job Status

  

Employed

924 (92.9)

203 (21.9)

Unemployed

79 (7.1)

39 (49.4)

 

1105 (100.0)

242 (21.9)

Education

  

Low

475 (43.0)

90 (18.9)

High

530 (57.0

152 (24.1)

 

1105 (100.0)

242 (21.9)

Physical health

  

Poor

538 (48.7)

155 (28.8)

Good

567 (51.3)

87 (15.3)

 

1105 (100.0)

242 (21.9)

Social health

  

Poor

599 (54.2

183 (30.5)

Good

506 (45.8)

59 (11.7)

 

1105 (100.0)

242 (21.9)

Living condition

  

Below average

570 (51.6)

195 (34.2)

Above average

535 (48.4)

47 (8.8)

 

1105 (100.0)

242 (21.9)