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Twenty seven consecutive black male patients who were admitted as acute admissions to FEH were examined in this thesis. The following demographic information characterized the sample group. a) Age: Bimodal distribution with peaks at 21-25 years and 31-35 years. Five patients were older than 35 years...

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Main Author: Fanshawe, Nigel Charles
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25840
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Summary:Twenty seven consecutive black male patients who were admitted as acute admissions to FEH were examined in this thesis. The following demographic information characterized the sample group. a) Age: Bimodal distribution with peaks at 21-25 years and 31-35 years. Five patients were older than 35 years. b) Marital Status: In the sample. 59.2% were single. 11.1 % married and 29.6% the marital status was unknown. c) Number of Children: In the sample. 75% did not know how many children they had. Numbers ranged from no children (14.3%) to 2 children (7.1% of the sample). d) Employment Status: In the sample 81 .1 % were unemployed. e) Level of Schooling: In one third of cases, level of schooling was unknown. Most men did reach secondary level of education.