Research Article

Attitude towards Mental Illness among Secondary School Students in Asmara, Eritrea: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Difference in attitude scores by sociodemographic characteristics.

CharacteristicsM(SD)Diff.(95 CI)p-value

Sex
 Male52.00(12.93)0.18 (-2.50,2.89)0.890
 Female51.82(14.19)
Religion
 Christian52.17(13.57)2.45 (-2.26,7.16)0.310
 Islam49.72(13.03)
Father Alive
 Yes51.99(13.84)1.23 (-3.95,6.39)0.650
 No50.76(10.75)
A Relative with Mental Illness
 Yes49.66(14.06)3.06 (0.06,6.07)0.040
 No52.72(13.39)
A Neighbor with mental illness
 Yes52.77(14.27)1.22 (-4.18,1.73)0.420
 No51.55(13.37)
Ethnicity
 Tigrigna52.10(13.47)3.66 (-2.07,9.93)0.210
 Others48.44(15.92)

Diff.= difference in mean.