Table 5 Association between common adverse childhood experiences and characteristics of the studied patients
Variables | Mother and/or household member treated violently | Emotional neglect | Physical abuse | Contact sexual abuse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Males (n = 132) | 71 (53.8%) | 54 (40.9%) | 36 (27.3%) | 18 (13.6%) |
 Females (n = 33) | 29 (87.9%) | 12 (36.4%) | 6 (18.2%) | 19 (57.6%) |
 P-value |  < 0.001* | 0.6 | 0.3 |  < 0.001* |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Single (n = 82) | 44 (53.7%) | 29 (35.4%) | 12 (14.6%) | 22 (26.8%) |
 Married (n = 52) | 32 (61.5%) | 22 (42.3%) | 12 (23.1%) | 8 (15.4%) |
 Divorced (n = 25) | 18 (72.0%) | 11 (44.0%) | 18 (72.0%) | 6 (24.0%) |
 Widowed (n = 6) | 6 (100%) | 4 (66.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (16.7%) |
 P-value | 0.07 | 0.4 |  < 0.001* | 0.5 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Low education (n = 23) | 17 (73.9%) | 19 (82.6%) | 14 (60.9%) | 9 (39.1%) |
 Preparatory education (n = 33) | 24 (72.7%) | 25 (75.8%) | 21 (63.6%) | 14 (42.4%) |
 Secondary education (n = 58) | 41 (70.7%) | 20 (34.5%) | 5 (8.6%) | 8 (13.8%) |
 High education (n = 51) | 18 (35.3%) | 2 (3.9%) | 2 (3.9%) | 6 (11.8%) |
P-value |  < 0.001* |  < 0.001* |  < 0.001* |  < 0.001* |
 Occupation |  |  |  |  |
 Working (n = 36) | 18 (50.0%) | 15 (41.7%) | 9 (25.0%) | 9 (25.0%) |
 Not working (n = 129) | 82 (63.6%) | 51 (39.5%) | 33 (25.6%) | 28 (21.7%) |
 P-value | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Urban (n = 48) | 8 (21.1%) | 14 (29.2%) | 7 (14.6%) | 4 (8.3%) |
 Rural (n = 117) | 92 (78.6%) | 52 (44.4%) | 35 (29.9%) | 33 (28.2%) |
 P-value |  < 0.001* | 0.07 | 0.04* | 0.005* |
Socio-economic level | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Low (n = 74) | 57 (77.0%) | 43 (58.1%) | 21 (28.4%) | 23 (31.1%) |
 Middle (n = 52) | 32 (61.5%) | 16 (30.8%) | 11 (21.2%) | 8 (15.4%) |
 High (n = 39) | 11 (28.2%) | 7 (17.9%) | 10 (25.6%) | 6 (15.4%) |
 P-value |  < 0.001* |  < 0.001* | 0.07 | 0.05* |
Lifetime substance use | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Positive (n = 68) | 51 (75.0%) | 30 (44.1%) | 34 (50.0%) | 14 (20.6%) |
 Negative (n = 97) | 49 (50.5%) | 36 (37.1%) | 8 (8.3%) | 23 (23.7%) |
 P-value | 0.002* | 0.4 |  < 0.001* | 0.6 |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Not smoker (n = 58) | 12 (20.7%) | 14 (24.1%) | 16 (27.6%) | 15 (25.9%) |
 Ex-smoker (n = 17) | 11 (64.7%) | 10 (58.8%) | 7 (41.2%) | 6 (35.3%) |
 Smoker (n = 90) | 77 (85.6%) | 42 (46.7%) | 19 (21.1%) | 16 (17.8%) |
 P-value |  < 0.001* | 0.006* | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Drug screen results | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Positive (n = 30) | 24 (80.0%) | 19 (63.3%) | 13 (43.3%) | 11 (36.7%) |
 Negative (n = 135) | 76 (56.3%) | 47 (34.8%) | 29 (21.5%) | 26 (19.3%) |
 P-value | 0.01* | 0.003* | 0.01* | 0.03* |