Table 1 Individual and family characteristics of the participants by gender comparison
From: Self-harm prevalence and associated factors among street children in Mashhad, North East of Iran
Characteristic | Sub-characteristic | Gender | Total | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | ||||
Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
Educational grade | Illiterate | 1(1.4) | 0(0) | 1(1) | 0.86 |
First elementary | 7(10) | 3(10.7) | 10(10.2) | ||
Second elementary | 28(40) | 14(50) | 42(42.9) | ||
First high school | 20(28.6) | 6(21.4) | 26(26.5) | ||
Second high school | 14(20) | 5(17.9) | 19(19.4) | ||
Educational status | Dropped out of school | 17(24.3) | 8(28.6) | 25(25.5) | 0.42 |
History of drug abuse | Addicted | 8(11.4) | 0(0) | 8(8.2) | 0.08 |
drug rehabilitated | 13(18.6) | 3(10.7) | 16(16.3) | ||
Never | 49(70) | 25(89.3) | 74(75.5) | ||
History of mental disorders | Have | 21(30.0) | 7(25.0) | 28(28.6) | 0.62 |
History of suicide in relatives | Have | 13(18.6) | 5(17.9) | 18(18.4) | 0.59 |
History of self-harm in the relatives | Have | 21(30.0) | 6(21.4) | 0.39 | |
Parental life status | Both alive | 56(80) | 19(67.9) | 76(76.5) | 0.34 |
Only the mother is alive | 9(12.9) | 7(25) | 16(16.3) | ||
Only the father is alive | 3(4.3) | 2(7.1) | 5(5.2) | ||
Both died | 2(2.29) | 0(0) | 2(2) | ||
Parental divorce | Yes | 4(5.7) | 4(14.3) | 8(8.2) | 0.16 |
Paternal education Level | Illiterate | 32(45.7) | 11(39.3) | 43(43.9) | 0.83 |
Undergraduate | 33(47.1) | 15(53.6) | 48(49) | ||
Diploma | 5(7.1) | 2(7.1) | 7(7.1) | ||
Maternal education level | Illiterate | 28(40) | 10(35.7) | 38(38.8) | 0.16 |
Undergraduate | 35(50) | 18(64.3) | 53(54.1) | ||
Diploma | 7(10) | 0(0) | 7(7.1) | ||