Homicide

Chi² tests

p-value

No

Yes

Gender

0.015

Male

479 (71.7%)

189 (28.3%)

Female

19 (52.8%)

17 (47.2%)

Age range

0.037

[15 - 30[

187 (68.2%)

87 (31.8%)

[30 - 45[

236 (75.4%)

77 (24.6%)

≥45

75 (64.1%)

42 (35.9%)

Study level

<0.001

University

25 (86.2%)

4 (13.8%)

Secondary

188 (79.0%)

50 (21.0%)

Primary

127 (70.6%)

53 (29.4%)

Out of school

158 (61.5%)

99 (38.5%)

Marital status

0.001

Married

305 (66.3%)

155 (33.7%)

Single

168 (80.0%)

42 (20.0%)

Divorced/widowed

25 (73.5%)

9 (26.5%)

Profession

0.001

Farmer/Fisherman/Breeder

226 (64.4%)

125 (35.6%)

Reseller/Dealer

47 (78.3%)

13 (21.7%)

Unemployed/Housewife

35 (76.1%)

11 (23.9%)

Private and public employees

50 (89.3%)

6 (10.7%)

Artisan

20 (80.0%)

5 (20.0%)

Other

120 (72.3%)

46 (27.7%)

Jurisdiction

0.012

Kara Court of Appeal

316 (67.7%)

151 (32.3%)

Lomé Court of Appeal

182 (76.8%)

55 (23.2%)

Use of psychoactive substances

0.8

Yes

281 (70.4%)

118 (29.6%)

No

217 (71.1%)

88 (28.9%)

Psychiatric history

0.97

Yes

27 (71.1%)

11 (28.9%)

No

471 (70.7%)

195 (29.3%)

Mental illness

0.628

Yes

68 (68.7%)

31 (31.3%)

No

430 (71.1%)

175 (28.9%)