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Table 2 Univariate analysis of K6 scores in relation to socio-demographic characteristics, behavioral characteristics, and psychosocial characteristics

From: Prevalence and correlates of psychological distress symptoms among patients with substance use disorders in drug rehabilitation centers in urban Nepal: a cross-sectional study

N = 180

M or n

% or SD

t

r

P-value

Socio-demographic characteristics

 Age (years)

29.08

9.981

 

−0.3

p < 0.001

 Female

26

(14.4 %)

1.99

 

0.048

 Upper Caste

93

(51.7 %)

1.127

 

0.256

 Unmarried

97

(53.9 %)

2.031

 

0.044

 Primary education

20

(11.1 %)

2.226

 

0.027

 Unemployed

95

(52.8 %)

1.776

 

0.078

 Monthly income

23,030.60

8628.54

 

- 0.39

0.700

 Living alone

22

(12.2 %)

1.247

 

0.313

Behavioral characteristics

 Alcohol abuse severity

17.03

12.078

 

0.127

0.136

 Drug abuse severity

5.42

3.918

 

0.391

p < 0.001

Psychosocial characteristics

 Stressful life events

116

(64.4 %)

0.703

 

0.483

 Perceived stigma

24.32

5.095

 

0.339

p < 0.001

 Family functionality

5.69

2.907

 

0.315

p < 0.001

  1. Note: t observed t value, r correlation, P significance level