Table 3 Cross tabulation between socio demographic factors, groups of anti-psychotics, treatment given to the schizophrenic inpatient at the psychiatric ward
Sociodemographic factors | Groups of drugs | Treatment | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miscellaneous | Typical antipsychotics | Atypical antipsychotics | ECT | Drugs and psychotherapy | Drug therapy | Combined therapy | ||
Age | >40Â yrs | 3(11.5) | 14(23.3) | 28(22.6) | 2(100) | 13(12.2) | 27(36) | 3(11.5) |
<40Â yrs | 23(88.5) | 46(76.7) | 96(77.4) | 0(0) | 94(87.9) | 48(64) | 23(88.5) | |
P value | 0.419× |  |  | 0.0001†|  |  |  | |
Gender | Female | 21(80.8) | 39(65) | 70(56.5) | 2(100) | 44(41.1) | 29(38.7) | 5(15.4) |
Male | 5(19.2) | 21(35) | 54(43.5) | 0(0) | 63(58.9) | 46(1.3) | 21(80.8) | |
P value | 0.057× |  |  | 0.05× |  |  |  | |
Employment | Employed | 2(7.7) | 10(16.7) | 16(12.9) | 0(0) | 18(16.8) | 8(10.7) | 2(7.7) |
Unemployed | 24(92.3) | 50(83.3) | 108(87.1) | 2(100) | 89(83.2) | 67(89.3) | 24(92.3) | |
P value | 0.519× |  |  | 0.455× |  |  |  | |
Monthly income | >10000/month | 4(15.4) | 13(21.7) | 24(19.4) | 2(100) | 26(24.3) | 9(12) | 4(15.4) |
<10000/month | 22(84.6) | 47(78.3) | 100(80.6) | 0(0) | 81(75.7) | 66(88) | 22(84.6) | |
P value | 0.794× |  |  | 0.005 †|  |  |  | |
Religion | Muslim | 0(0) | 0(0) | 6(4.8) | 0(0) | 3(2.8) | 3(4) | 0(0) |
Christian | 0(0) | 0(0) | 8(6.5) | 0(0) | 8(7.5) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
Buddist | 0(0) | 7(11.7) | 25(20.2) | 2(100) | 21(19.6) | 9(12) | 0(0) | |
Hindu | 26(100) | 53(88.3) | 85(65.5) | 0(0) | 75(70.1) | 63(84) | 26(100) | |
P value | 0.003†|  |  | 0.0001†|  |  |  | |
Ethinicity | Magar, Pun | 0(0) | 5(8.3) | 6(4.8) | 2(100) | 5(4.7) | 4(5.3) | 0(0) |
Others | 3(11.5) | 0(0) | 14(11.3) | 0(0) | 9(8.4) | 5(6.7) | 3(11.5) | |
Newar | 2(7.7) | 3(5) | 12(9.7) | 0(0) | 8(7.5) | 7(9.3) | 2(7.7) | |
Gurung | 0(0) | 2(3.3) | 19(15.3) | 0(0) | 16(15) | 5(6.7) | 0(0) | |
Brahmin | 6(23.1) | 21(35) | 12(9.7) | 0(0) | 21(19.6) | 12(16) | 6(23.1) | |
Chettri | 4(15.4) | 13(21.7) | 33(26.6) | 0(0) | 26(24.3) | 20(26.7) | 4(15.4) | |
Dalit | 11(42.3) | 16(28.6) | 28(22.6) | 0(0) | 22(40) | 22(40) | 11(20) | |
P value | 0.0001 †|  |  | 0.0001†|  |  |  | |
Occupation | Labour | 0(0) | 5(8.3) | 3(2.4) | 0(0) | 8(7.5) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
Farmer | 2(7.7) | 2(3.3) | 4(3.2) | 0(0) | 4(3.7) | 2(2.7) | 2(7.7) | |
Job holder | 0(0) | 3(5) | 9(7.3) | 0(0) | 6(5.6) | 6(8) | 0(0) | |
Retired | 3(11.5) | 7(11.7) | 4(3.2) | 0(0) | 7(6.5) | 4(5.3) | 3(11.5) | |
Others | 2(7.7) | 8(13.3) | 8(6.5) | 2(100) | 2(1.9) | 14(18.7) | 2(7.7) | |
Housewife | 3(11.5) | 14(23.3) | 36(29) | 0(0) | 30(28) | 18(24) | 3(11.5) | |
Students | 16(61.5) | 21(35) | 60(48.4) | 0(0) | 50(46.7) | 31(41.3) | 16(61.5) | |
P value | 0.044 * |  |  | 0.0006†|  |  |  | |