Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of mentally disabled and non-disabled primary school students’ and their families in Bahir Dar City, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 418)
Characteristics | Students with disability status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Disabled students(n = 104) | Non-disabled students(n = 314) | Total(n = 418) | |||||
Variables | Category | Freq (%) | X 2 , p | Freq (%) | X 2 , p | Freq (%) | X 2 , p |
Mental disability | Yes | 104(100) | – | 0 | – | 104(24.9) | X 2 = 7.730, P = 0.005 |
No | 0 | 314(100) | 314(75.1) | ||||
Age | <=9 | 15(14.4) | X2 = 9.368, p = 0.009 | 88(28.0) | X2 = 12.608, P = 0.002 | 103(24.6) | X2 = 11.317, P = 0.003 |
10–14 | 38(36.5) | 151(48.1) | 189(45.2) | ||||
> = 15 | 51(49.0) | 75(23.9) | 126(30.1) | ||||
Sex | Male | 61(58.7) | X2 = 0.926, p = 0.336 | 141(44.9) | X2 = 4.378, P = 0.036 | 202(48.3) | X2 = 6.692, P = 0.010 |
Female | 43(41.3) | 173(55.1) | 216(51.7) | ||||
Religion | Orthodox | 81(77.9) | X2 = 1.043, p = 0.791 | 234(74.5) | X2 = 3.742, P = 0.291 | 315(75.4) | X2 = 4.372, P = 0.224 |
Catholic | 5(4.8) | 17(5.4) | 22(5.3) | ||||
Muslim | 11(10.6) | 48(15.3) | 59(14.1) | ||||
Protestant | 7(6.7) | 15(4.8) | 22(5.3) | ||||
Grade of students | 1–4 | 104(100) | – | 138(43.9) | X2 = 8.088, P = 0.004 | 242(57.9) | X2 = 14.555, P < 0.000 |
5–8 | 0(0) | 176(56.1) | 176(42.1) | ||||
Family size | <=3 | 3(2.9) | X2 = 4.703, p = 0.319 | 71(22.6) | X2 = 32.357, P < 0.000 | 74(17.7) | X2 = 32.265, P < 0.000 |
4 | 22(21.2) | 82(26.1) | 104(24.9) | ||||
5 | 28(26.9) | 59(18.8) | 87(20.8) | ||||
6 | 19(18.3) | 53(16.9) | 72(17.2) | ||||
> = 7 | 32(30.8) | 49(15.6) | 81(19.4) | ||||
Maternal Education | No formal Education | 56(53.8) | X2 = 8.996, p = 0.061 | 54(17.2) | X2 = 2.238, P = 0.692 | 110(26.3) | X2 = 10.822, P = 0.029 |
Grade 1–8 | 21(20.2) | 113(36.0) | 134(32.1) | ||||
Grade 9–12 | 18(17.3) | 71(22.6) | 89(21.3) | ||||
Collage & above | 9(8.7) | 76(24.2) | 85(20.3) | ||||