Research Article
Psychiatric Morbidity among a Sample of Orphanage Children in Cairo
Table 5
(a) Psychiatric diagnoses of the orphans in relation to variables. (b) Psychiatric diagnoses of the orphans in relation to variables.
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| Variables | Enuresis | ADHD |
Separation anxiety disorder |
Oppositional defiant disorder | Speech disorders | Sleep disorders | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gender | | | | | | | | | | | | | Male | 45 | 0.108 | 37 | 0.732 | 13 | 0.388 | 32 | 0.786 | 4 | 0.286 | 22 | 0.623 | Female | 16 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 6 | Age (years) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6–8 | 33 | | 18 | | 12 | | 18 | | 2 | | 14 | | 8–10 | 12 | 0.0368 | 19 | 0.055 | 1 | 0.0001* | 21 | 0.641 | 1 | 0.844 | 6 | 0.399 | 10–12 | 16 | | 15 | | 6 | | 7 | | 1 | | 6 | | Reason of institutionalization | | | | | | | | | | | | | Abandonment | 30 | | 30 | | 14 | | 26 | | 3 | | 13 | | Orphanage | 14 | 0.732 | 13 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.0001* | 14 | 0.348 | 1 | 0.577 | 1 | 0.0001* | Disturbed family integrity | 17 | | 9 | | 3 | | 6 | | 0 | | 14 | | Moves between institutions | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 27 | | 39 | | 8 | | 24 | | 4 | | 12 | | 2 | 28 | 0.546 | 13 | 0.0857 | 9 | 0.355 | 15 | 0.331 | 0 | 0.001* | 10 | 0.449 | 3 | 6 | | 0 | | 2 | | 7 | | 0 | | 6 | | Sex of caregiver | | | | | | | | | | | | | Male | 13 | 0.202 | 15 | 0.936 | 7 | 0.584 | 4 | 0.941 | 1 | 0.0001* | 5 | 0.601 | Female | 84 | 37 | 12 | 42 | 3 | 23 | Stability of caregiver | | | | | | | | | | | | | Stable >6 months | 42 | 0.972 | 37 | 0.935 | 15 | 0.453 | 32 | 0.914 | 1 | 0.0001* | 19 | 0.593 | Unstable | 20 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 9 | Length of institutionalization | | | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 2 years | 37 | 0.357 | 43 | 0.793 | 15 | 0.366 | 37 | 0.968 | 1 | 0.017* | 22 | 0.623 | More than 2 years | 24 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
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Significant, *Significant, n: number, ADHD: attention deficit hyperkinetic disorder.
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(b) |
| Variables | Conduct disorders | Depression | Tics | Learning disorders | Dysthymia | Schizophrenia | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gender | | | | | | | | | | | | | Male | 38 | 0.907 | 16 | 0.360 | 1 | 0.001* | 4 | 0.004* | 1 | 0.001* | 0 | 0.0001* | Female | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Age (years) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6–8 | 11 | | 10 | | 0 | | 3 | | 0 | | 0 | | 8–10 | 12 | 0.279 | 5 | 0.923 | 1 | 0.844 | 0 | 0.623 | 2 | 0.0001* | 1 | 0.661 | 10–12 | 3 | | 4 | | 1 | | 3 | | 0 | | 0 | | Reason for institutionalization | | | | | | | | | | | | | Abandonment | 10 | | 6 | | 1 | | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | | Orphanage | 11 | 0.620 | 8 | 0.290 | 1 | 0.619 | 2 | 0.086 | 0 | 0.094 | 0 | 0.391 | Disturbed family integrity | 5 | | 5 | | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | | Moves between institutions | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 16 | | 8 | | 0 | | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | | 2 | 6 | 0.492 | 7 | 0.357 | 2 | 0.279 | 2 | 0.216 | 0 | 0.546 | 1 | 0.923 | 3 | 4 | | 4 | | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | | Sex of caregiver | | | | | | | | | | | | | Male | 3 | 0.538 | 7 | 0.584 | 0 | 0.0001* | 1 | 0.0001* | 2 | 0.125 | 0 | 0.215 | Female | 23 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Stability of caregiver | | | | | | | | | | | | | Stable >6 months | 17 | 0.507 | 10 | 0.575 | 2 | 0.123 | 3 | 0.018* | 0 | 0.003* | 0 | 0.235 | Unstable | 9 | 9 | | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Length of institutionalization | | | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 2 years | 19 | 0.489 | 13 | 0.387 | 0 | 0.0001* | 4 | 0.043* | 1 | 0.001* | 0 | 0.007* | More than 2 years | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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significant, *Statistically significant.
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