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Table 1 Distribution of generalized anxiety (GA) score using the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale [23–25] and of conduct (CP) and peer relationship problem (PRP) scores using the Strengths and Difficulty Questionnaire [26–30] by select variables among institutionalized orphaned children in Hyderabad

From: A comparative assessment of generalized anxiety, conduct and peer relationship problems among AIDS and other orphaned children in India

Variable

Categories

Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS (COA)

Children orphaned by other reasons (COO)

N = 199

Generalized anxiety score

Conduct problem score

Peer relationship problem score

N = 197

Generalized anxiety score

Conduct problem score

Peer relationship problem score

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age*

12 to 14 years

186

11.1

5.2

3.8

2.6

3.8

2.6

118

7.6

3.8

2.4

2

2.2

1.8

15 to 16 years

13

11

5.5

4.2

1.6

3.9

2.3

79

7.6

4.1

2.9

1.9

2.5

2

Sex†

Boy

127

10.4

4.9

3.6

2.4

3.5

2.3

80

7.2

3.8

3.2

2.1

2.9

2.1

Girl

72

12.3

5.5

4.2

2.7

4.3

2.8

117

7.9

4

2.2

1.7

1.9

1.6

Education‡

Never been to school/Class 1–5

131

10.7

5.3

3.7

2.6

3.9

2.6

44

8.6

4

2.9

2

3.3

2.2

Class 6–12

68

11.7

5

4

2.4

3.7

2.4

153

7.3

3.8

2.5

2

2

1.6

Religion§

Hindu

60

10.2

5.7

3.6

2.3

3.1

2.6

140

7.1

3.8

2.6

1.9

2.2

1.8

Non-Hindus

139

11.4

4.9

3.9

2.6

4.1

2.5

54

8.6

3.9

2.7

2.1

2.5

1.9

Duration of stay at the orphanage¶

<= 2 years

81

10.2

5.3

3.7

2.8

3.6

2.3

98

7.6

4.1

2.6

2.1

2.6

1.9

3–4 years

75

12.4

4.8

4.2

2.5

4.6

2.7

36

7.8

3.3

2.6

1.7

2.1

1.6

>4 years

43

10.4

5.3

3.4

2.1

2.8

2.2

63

7.4

4.1

2.6

1.9

2

1.9

Ever bullied or ill-treated by friend/relatives**

Yes

100

11.9

5.1

4.2

2.5

4.3

2.6

53

8.4

3.9

3.3

2.1

3.3

2.1

No/Cannot say

99

10.2

5.2

3.4

2.5

3.3

2.4

144

7.3

3.9

2.4

1.9

1.9

1.6

Ever abused at orphanage††

Yes

38

12

4.5

4.1

2

3.7

2.4

46

8.5

3.3

3.7

2.1

3.2

1.9

No

161

10.9

5.3

3.8

2.6

3.8

2.6

151

7.3

4

2.3

1.8

2

1.7

Ever witnessed fights between parents‡‡

Yes

100

12.1

5.4

2.1

0.8

1.9

0.8

71

8.6

3.7

1.8

0.9

1.4

0.6

No/Don’t recall/Don’t know

99

10.1

4.9

1.7

0.9

1.7

0.8

126

7.1

4

1.4

0.7

1.2

0.5

Ever experienced discrimination§§

Yes

75

12.1

4.6

2.1

0.9

1.9

0.9

31

8.9

3.6

1.9

0.9

1.5

0.7

No

124

10.5

5.5

1.8

0.9

1.7

0.8

166

7.4

3.9

1.4

0.7

1.2

0.5

  1. SD refers to standard deviation
  2. *Independent sample T test for significance: p = 0.846, 0.123 and 0.354 for GA, CP and PRP for COA; p = 0.437, 0.919, and 0.239 for GA, CP and PRP for COO
  3. †Independent sample T test for significance: p = 0.437, 0.523 and 0.037 for GA, CP and PRP for COA; p = 0.880, 0.016 and 0.001 for GA, CP and PRP for COO
  4. ‡Independent sample T test for significance: p = 0.545, 0.235 and 0.426 for GA, CP and PRP for COA; p = 0.759, 0.780 and 0.016 for GA, CP and PRP for COO
  5. §Independent sample T test for significance: p = 0.042, 0.320 and 0.534 for GA, CP and PRP for COA; p = 0.238, 0.955 and 0.640 for GA, CP and PRP for COO
  6. ¶ANOVA test for significance: p = 0.181, 0.343 and 0.004 for GA, CP and PRP for COA; Tukey post-hoc test for significance: p =0.024 for GA between 0 and 2 years and 3–4 years, p = 0.001 for PRP between 3 and 4 years and >4 years for COA; p = 0.044, 0.205 and 0.266 for GA, CP and PRP for COO
  7. **Independent sample T test for significance: p = 0.611, 0.840 and 0.230 for GA, CP and PRP for COA; p = 0.982, 0.695 and 0.001 for GA, CP and PRP for COO
  8. ††Independent sample T test for significance: p = 0.066, 0.030 and 0.457 for GA, CP and PRP for COA; p = 0.093, 0.236 and 0.088 for GA, CP and PRP for COO
  9. ‡‡Independent sample T test for significance: p = 0.141, 0.203 and 0.436 for GA, CP and PRP for COA; p = 0.470, 0.338 and 0.088 for GA, CP and PRP for COO
  10. §§Independent sample T test for significance: p = 0.018, 0.015 and 0.576 for GA, CP and PRP for COA; p = 0.631, 0.374 and 0.288 for GA, CP and PRP for COO
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