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Table 2 Frequency distributions of problems within socio-ecological levels by gender

From: Factors contributing to emotional distress in Sierra Leone: a socio-ecological analysis

Socio-ecological levels

Men (n = 93)

Women (n = 60)

Fisher’s exact test

Level

Number of problems

Frequency (%)

Frequency (%)

Exact Sig. (2-sided)

Individual

0

82 (88.2%)

59 (98.3%)

P = .051

1

10 (10.8%)

1 (1.7%)

2

1 (1.1%)

0 (0%)

Family

0

81 (87.1%)

3 (5.0%)

P < .001

1

11 (11.8%)

13 (21.7%)

2

1 (1.1%)

12 (20.0%)

3

0 (0%)

10 (16.7%)

4

0 (0%)

12 (20%)

5

0 (0%)

4 (6.7%)

6

0 (0%)

2 (3.3%)

Community

0

3 (3.2%)

3 (5.0%)

P = .775

1

17 (18.3%)

13 (21.7%)

2

25 (26.9%)

12 (20.0%)

3

21 (22.6%)

10 (16.7%)

4

11 (11.8%)

12 (20.0%)

5

11 (11.8%)

6 (10.0%)

6

3 (3.2%)

3 (5.0%)

7

2 (2.2%)

1 (1.7%)

Society

0

6 (6.5%)

9 (15.0%)

P = .014

1

7 (7.5%)

12 (20.0%)

2

16 (17.2%)

13 (21.7%)

3

15 (16.1%)

14 (23.3%)

4

21 (22.6%)

6 (10.0%)

5

14 (15.1%)

3 (5.0%)

6

8 (8.6%)

2 (3.3%)

7

4 (4.3%)

1 (1.7%)

8

2 (2.2%)

0 (0%)