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Table 2 Frequency of the diagnosis by gender

From: Psychiatric disorders and associated risk factors in a sample of adolescents in Gaborone, Botswana: a cross-sectional study

Frequency of diagnosis

Gender

  

Male N (%)

Female N (%)

Chi-square

P value

Depressive episode

50(6.8)

98(13.3)

11.3

0.01

Suicidality

31(4.2)

69(9.3)

10.6

0.01

PTSD

6(0.8)

16(2.2)

3.25

0.073

Substance use disorder

121(16.4)

112(15.2)

4.71

0.030

ADHD

37(5.0)

23(3.1)

6.39

0.011

Conduct disorder

12(1.6)

5(0.7)

4.21

0.040

Psychosis

3(0.4)

2(0.3)

0.39

0.666*

Adjustment disorder

26(3.5)

55(7.5)

7.21

0.007

ODD

12(31.2)

5(68.8)

4.21

0.040

GAD

51(6.9)

56(7.6)

0.12

0.721

  1. *Fisher’s exact test, ODD Oppositional defiant disorder; ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity, Psychosis = schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, PTSD Post traumatic stress disorder; GAD Generalized anxiety disorder, N* = 238. Significant relationships in Bold Print