Table 5 Associations between adverse childhood experiences, psychological distress, and sociodemographic characteristics, May to July 2018, Nsukka, Nigeria
| Â | ACEs exposure | Â | Psychological distress | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Â | Yes | No | Â | |
(n = 167) | (n = 36) | *p-value | (n = 111) | (n = 92) | *p-value | |
n (%) | n (%) | Â | n (%) | n (%) | Â | |
Age | ||||||
 18–20 years | 90 (53.9) | 22 (61.1) | 0.442 | 62 (55.9) | 50 (54.3) | 0.347 |
 21–24 years | 50 (29.9) | 7 (19.4) |  | 34 (30.6) | 23 (25.0) |  |
  ≥ 25 years | 27 (16.2) | 7 (19.4) |  | 15 (13.5) | 19 (20.7) |  |
Gender | ||||||
 Male | 63 (37.7) | 20 (55.6) | 0.048 | 42 (37.8) | 41 (44.6) | 0.332 |
 Female | 104 (62.3) | 16 (44.4) |  | 69 (62.2) | 51 (55.4) |  |
Academic level | ||||||
 100 Level | 49 (29.3) | 10 (27.8) | 0.958 | 26 (23.4) | 33 (35.9) | 0.210 |
 200 Level | 41 (24.6) | 9 (25.0) |  | 31 (27.9) | 19 (20.7) |  |
 300 Level | 54 (32.3) | 13 (36.1) |  | 40 (12.6) | 17 (14.1) |  |
 400 Level | 23 (13.8) | 4 (11.1) |  | 14 (12.6) | 13 (14.1) |  |
Birth order | ||||||
 1st child | 44 (26.3) | 10 (27.8) | 0.934 | 28 (25.2) | 26 (28.3) | 0.156 |
 2nd child | 44 (26.3) | 9 (25.0) |  | 31 (27.9) | 22 (23.9) |  |
 3rd child | 14 (13.2) | 2 (5.60) |  | 13 (11.7) | 3 (3.3) |  |
  ≥ 4th child | 32 (19.8) | 6 (16.7) |  | 17 (15.3) | 21 (22.8) |  |
 Last child | 33 (19.8) | 9 (25.0) |  | 22 (19.8) | 20 (21.7) |  |
Parental education | ||||||
 No formal education | 39 (23.4) | 6 (16.7) | 0.038 | 31 (27.9) | 14 (15.2) | 0.027 |
 Primary education | 31 (18.6) | 6 (16.6) |  | 24 (21.6) | 13 (14.1) |  |
 Secondary education | 68 (40.7) | 10 (27.8) |  | 38 (34.2) | 40 (43.5) |  |
 Tertiary education | 29 (17.4) | 14 (38.9) |  | 18 (16.2) | 25 (27.2) |  |
Parental income | ||||||
 Low income | 63 (37.7) | 14 (38.9) | 0.975 | 39 (35.1) | 38 (41.3) | 0.040 |
 Middle | 64 (38.3) | 14 (38.9) |  | 51 (45.9) | 27 (29.3) |  |
 High income | 40 (24.0) | 8 (22.2) |  | 21 (18.9) | 27 (29.3) |  |