Table 4: Association between selected variables and current illicit narcotic usage among Patients attending mental health clinics.
Variables | Current illicit narcotic usage | Chi-square value, P value |
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Yes | No | |||
Education Level | Up to year 5 | 05 (4.5%) | 106 (95.5%) | 1.83, P = 0.18 |
Above Year 5 | 06 (2.0%) | 287 (98.0%) | ||
Monthly income (Rupees) | Up to 5000 | 05 (2.2%) | 218 (93.0%) | 0.43, p < 0.51 |
More than 5000 | 06 (3.3%) | 175 (96.7%) | ||
Ethnicity | Sinhala | 10 (2.6%) | 377 (97.4%) | 0.67, p = 0.41 |
Others* | 1 (5.9%) | 16 (94.1%) | ||
Live | with Spouse | 03 (1.6%) | 181 (98.4%) | 1.52, P = 0.78 |
without spouse | 08 (3.6%) | 212 (96.4%) | ||
Sex | Male | 11 (6.9%) | 149 (93%) | 16.7, P < 0.001 |
Female | 0 (0.0%) | 244 (100.0%) | ||
Illicit narcotic usage of Caregivers/family members | Yes | 00 (0.0%) | 06 (100.0%) | 0.17, p = 0.68 |
No | 11 (2.7%) | 393 (97.3%) |
*: Tamils and Muslims.