Alcohol and hard drug use, subjective feeling of neighbourhood safety, attendance at places of worship and social relationships of the study participants: homicide victims and controls
| Case (n=90) | Control (n=211) | p Values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Frequent heavy drinking | |||||
| Yes | 30 | 33.3 | 10 | 4.7 | <0.001 |
| No | 60 | 66.7 | 201 | 95.3 | |
| Hard drug use | |||||
| Yes | 20 | 22.2 | 4 | 1.9 | <0.001 |
| No | 70 | 77.8 | 207 | 98.1 | |
| Feeling of neighbourhood safety during daytime | |||||
| Unsafe | 10 | 11.1 | 19 | 9.0 | 0.258 |
| Safe | 79 | 87.8 | 192 | 90.0 | |
| Don't know | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Feeling of neighbourhood safety during night-time | |||||
| Unsafe | 19 | 21.1 | 51 | 24.2 | 0.565 |
| Safe | 71 | 78.9 | 160 | 75.8 | |
| Reported violence in the neighbourhood | |||||
| Yes | 19 | 21.1 | 56 | 26.5 | 0.319 |
| No | 71 | 78.9 | 155 | 73.5 | |
| Frequency of attendance to religious services | |||||
| Never attended | 41 | 45.6 | 30 | 14.2 | <0.001 |
| More than once a year | 25 | 27.8 | 40 | 19.0 | |
| More than once a week | 24 | 26.7 | 141 | 66.8 | |
| Membership of any community group/organisation | |||||
| No | 61 | 67.8 | 154 | 73.0 | 0.360 |
| Yes | 29 | 32.2 | 57 | 27.0 | |
| Attending family funerals | |||||
| No | 7 | 7.8 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.009 |
| Yes | 83 | 92.2 | 208 | 98.6 | |
| Helping others with problems/needs | |||||
| No | 17 | 18.9 | 15 | 7.1 | 0.002 |
| Yes | 73 | 81.1 | 196 | 92.9 | |
| Visiting patients | |||||
| No | 20 | 22.2 | 32 | 15.2 | 0.138 |
| Yes | 70 | 77.8 | 179 | 84.8 | |
| Demonstrating love and compassion towards others | |||||
| No | 4 | 4.4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.029 |
| Yes | 86 | 95.6 | 210 | 99.5 | |
| Individual sociocultural activities score (mean±SD)* | 3.8±1.3 | 4.0±0.7 | 0.039 | ||
χ2 test was performed for all variables with the exception of individual sociocultural activities score.
*Individual sociocultural activities score: T test was performed, and mean and SD were shown.