Table 2 The association between demographic variables and the presence of a positive response on the Woman Abuse Screening Tool-Short form (WAST-Short).
From: Abuse and mental disorders among women at walk-in clinics in Trinidad: A cross-sectional study
| Â | Positive response on WAST-Short | Positive response on WAST-Short | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Yes N (%) | No (%) | Â |
Education | Â | Â | NS |
Lower achievement | 157 (40.7) | 229 (59.3) | Â |
Higher achievement | 16 (34.8) | 30 (65.2) | Â |
Age | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
49 years and less | 115 (53.7) | 99 (46.4) | Â |
50 years and more | 58 (26.6) | 160 (72.4) | Â |
Employment | Â | Â | 0.003 |
Employed | 66 (50.4) | 65 (49.6) | Â |
Un-employed | 107 (35.6) | 194 (64.4) | Â |
Income | Â | Â | NS |
< $4, 999 TTD | 166 (39.6) | 253 (60.4) | Â |
$5, 000 TTD and more | 7 (53.9) | 6 (46.1) | Â |
Relationship | Â | Â | 0.002 |
Current (e.g. married, common-law) | 127 (70.2) | 154 (29.8) | Â |
None (e.g. widowed, divorced) | 46 (30.5) | 105 (69.5) | Â |