Epidemiology Research International

Research Article

Prevalence of Mental Disorders and Profile of Disablement among Primary Health Care Service Users in Lagos Island

Demographic data of respondents.


Demographic characteristics		%	High GHQ			Any ICD 10 Disorder
Demographic characteristics			= 182%			= 230%

Age (years)
<29	88	22.0	61.4	11.8	<0.001	79.5	21.3	<0.001
30 – 39	55	13.8	63.6			72.7
40 – 49	72	18.0	48.6			55.5
50 – 59	63	15.8	48.3			47.6
>59	122	30.5	23.8			32.8

Sex
Male	174	43.5	47.1	0.24	0.6	63.2	4.1	0.04
Female	226	56.5	44.7			53.1

Marital status
Married	250	62.5	44.8	10.1	0.03	56.0	5.7	0.2
Single	100	25.0	39.0			55.0
Divorced	25	6.3	72.0			80.0
Separated	17	4.2	58.8			58.8
Widow	8	2.0	50.0			62.5

Level of education
No formal education	69	17.3	49.3	1.6	0.7	58.0	3.4	0.3
Primary school	60	15.0	50.0			66.7
Secondary school	133	33.2	45.9			52.6
Postsecondary education	138	34.5	42.0			57.9

Religion
Christianity	188	47.0	47.9	1.7	0.4	58.5	0.4	0.8
Islam	196	49.0	42.9			56.1
Traditional	16	4.0	56.3			62.5

Occupation
High level professional	65	16.3	44.6	4.4	0.2	61.5	1.2	0.8
Skilled worker	100	25.0	43.0			60.0
Semiskilled/unskilled	126	31.5	40.0			55.5

Worker
Not on any job	109	27.3	40.4			55.0