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Table 1 Socio-demographic variables of the victims of road traffic accidents and the two control groups

From: Road traffic accidents and posttraumatic stress disorder in an orthopedic setting in south-eastern Nigeria: a controlled study

Socio-demographic variables

Road Traffic Accident Victims

N(%)

Control Group 1 (FNHE staffs)

N (%)

Control Group 2(NOHE staffs)

N (%)

Statistics

Mean age

31.61 ± 9.18

32.14 ± 8.85

33.01 ± 8.95

F = 0.918

p = 0.400

Gender:

    

Male

108(72.0%)

108(72.0%)

108(72.0%)

X2= 0.000

df = 2

Female

42(28.0%)

42(28.0%)

42(28.0%)

p = 1.000

Marital Status:

    

Married

59(39.3%)

85(56.7%)

95(63.3%)

X2 = 20.698

Single

91(60.7%)

64(42.7%)

55(36.7%)

df = 4

Widowed

0(0.0%)

1(0.7%)

0(0.0%)

p = 0.000

Religion:

    

Christianity

150(100.0%)

150(100.0%)

150(100.0%)

 

Level of Education:

    

Below tertiary

100(66.7%)

45(30.0%)

39(26.0%)

X2 = 62.355

df = 2

Tertiary

50(33.3%)

105(70.0%)

111(74.0%)

p = 0.000

Employment Status:

    

Employed

89(59.3%)

150(100.0%)

150(100.0%)

 

Unemployed

61(40.7%)

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

 
  1. FNHE - Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
  2. NOHE - National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria