Psychosocial Problems among School Going Adolescents in Nepal
Table 4
Association of respondents’ types of family, parent’s educational status, occupational status, and marital status with psychosocial problems.
n = 287
Characteristics
Psychosocial Problems
Value
p-value
Absent
Present
N
(%)
N
(%)
Types of Family
Nuclear
135
(90.0)
15
(10.0)
Others
115
(83.9)
22
(16.1)
2.340
.126
Father’s Educational Status
Literate
201
(85.5)
34
(14.5)
2.869
.090
Illiterate
49
(94.2)
3
( 5.8)
Mother’s Educational Status
Literate
136
(87.2)
20
(12.8)
Illiterate
114
(87.0)
17
(13.0)
0.002
.969
Father’s Occupational Status (n = 275)
Farmer
175
(89.3)
21
(10.7)
Others
67
(84.8)
12
(15.2)
1.068
.301
Mother’s Occupational Status (n = 284)
Household Work
120
(85.7)
20
(14.3)
Farmer
90
(88.2)
12
(11.8)
Others
37
(88.1)
5
(11.9)
0.386
.825
Parent’s Marital Status
Married
235
(88.3)
31
(11.7)
Others
15
(71.4)
6
(28.6)
4.960
.026
Note. a = reference category. b = business, service holder, laborer, and household work. c = business, service holder, and laborer. d = joint and extended family. e = widow, widower, divorced, and married but separated. = p-value significant at ≤ .05 level.
