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Table 2 Summary statistics for the SDQ (n = 227)

From: Correlates of psychological functioning of homeless youth in Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study

    

Percentage in each SDQ category

Category

Mean

SD

Range

Normal

Borderline

Abnormal

Total difficulty

22.00

6.05

9-32

12.5

21.0

66.5

Emotional symptoms

6.75

2.32

0-10

32.0

16.6

53.4

Conduct problems

5.04

2.87

0-10

26.2

12.0

61.8

Hyperactivity/inattention

5.39

2.14

0-9

46.1

21.6

32.3

Peer relationships problems

4.88

1.41

2-10

11.4

54.1

34.5

*Prosocial behaviour

5.42

1.82

0-10

43.6

32.1

24.3

  1. *This sub-scale is excluded from the computation of total difficulty score per participant.