From: Psychiatric morbidity among adult patients in a semi-urban primary care setting in Malaysia
Demographic Data | Â | Respondents (n = 263) | |
---|---|---|---|
 |  | No. | Percentage (%) against total |
   Age group | 18 ~ 29 years | 97 | 36.9 |
 | 30 ~ 39 years | 91 | 34.6 |
 | 40 ~ 49 years | 51 | 19.4 |
 | 50 ~ 59 years | 15 | 5.7 |
 | 60 ~ 70 years | 9 | 3.4 |
   Sex | Female | 188 | 71.5 |
 | Male | 75 | 28.5 |
   Race/Ethnic | Malay | 199 | 75.7 |
 | Chinese | 29 | 11.0 |
 | Indian | 31 | 11.8 |
 | Others | 4 | 1.5 |
   Education Level | None/Primary | 27 | 10.3 |
 | Secondary | 170 | 64.6 |
 | College/Tertiary | 66 | 25.1 |
   Marital Status | Single | 26 | 9.9 |
 | Married | 233 | 88.6 |
 | Widow/Divorced | 4 | 1.5 |
   Occupation | Professional, tech. & rel. work | 78 | 29.7 |
 | Clerical & Sales | 69 | 26.2 |
 | Production workers & laborers | 35 | 13.3 |
 | Economically inactive | 81 | 30.8 |
Income Group | ≤ RM1, 000 | 39 | 14.8 |
 | RM1, 001 ~ RM1, 999 | 121 | 46.0 |
 | RM2, 000 ~ RM2, 999 | 57 | 21.7 |
 | ≥ RM3, 000 | 46 | 17.5 |
Clinical Data | Â | Respondents (n = 263) | |
 |  | No. | Percentage (%) of total respondents |
   PHQ | Positive | 65 | 24.7 |
   GHQ | Positive | 71 | 27.0 |
   Previously known medical illness | Yes | 52 | 19.8 |
   Previous history of psychiatric illness | Yes | 1 | 0.4 |
   Family history of psychiatric illness | Yes | 1 | 0.4 |
   History of stresses in the last 4 weeks | Yes | 18 | 6.8 |
   History of menstrual problems | Yes | 25 | 9.5 |