Table 1 Association between sociodemographic and clinical variables and the likelihood of taking benzodiazepines
From: Pattern of benzodiazepine use in psychiatric outpatients in Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey
Variable | Number (%) | Taking BDZ | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender (n = 417) | 0.058 | ||
   Male | 242 (57.9) | 99 (40.9) |  |
   Female | 176 (42.1) | 89 (50.6) |  |
Marital status(n = 419) | 0.424 | ||
   Married | 249 (59.4) | 116 (46.6) |  |
   Unmarried | 170 (40.6) | 72 (42.4) |  |
Education (n = 419) | 0.2 | ||
   None | 113 (27) | 53 (46.9) |  |
   Primary | 65 (15.5) | 34 (52.3) |  |
   Secondary | 81 (19.3) | 37 (45.7) |  |
   Intermediate | 47 (11.2) | 16 (34) |  |
   Graduate | 82 (19.6) | 39 (47.6) |  |
   Postgraduate | 31 (7.4) | 9 (29) |  |
Occupation (n = 418) | 0.03* | ||
   Student | 46 (11) | 14 (30.4) |  |
   Professional | 31 (7.4) | 10 (32.3) |  |
   Housewife | 118 (28.2) | 66 (55.9) |  |
   Retired | 9 (2.2) | 5 (55.6) |  |
   Skilled labour | 65 (15.6) | 26 (40) |  |
   Businessman | 30 (7.2) | 9 (30) |  |
   Landlord | 10 (2.4) | 5 (50) |  |
   Unemployed | 108 (25.8) | 53 (49.1) |  |
   Unskilled labour | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) |  |
City (n = 419) | 0.004* | ||
   Karachi | 225 (53.7) | 86 (38.2) |  |
   Lahore | 194 (46.3) | 102 (52.6) |  |
Ever seen psychiatrist (n = 419) | 0.009* | ||
   Yes | 284 (67.8) | 140 (49.3) |  |
   No | 135 (32.2) | 48 (35.6) |  |
ICD-10 Diagnosis (n = 390) | 0.053 | ||
   F00-09 | 7 (1.8) | 5 (71.4) |  |
   F10-19 | 19 (4.9) | 14 (73.7) |  |
   F20-29 | 92 (23.6) | 36 (39.1) |  |
   F30-39 | 193 (49.5) | 90 (46.6) |  |
   F40-48 | 44 (11.3) | 17 (38.6) |  |
   F50-59 | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0) |  |
   F60-69 | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0) |  |
   F70-79 | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0) |  |
   F80-89 | 1 (0.3) | 1 (100) |  |
   F90-98 | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) |  |
   No psych illness | 27 (6.9) | 10 (37) |  |