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Table 5 Effect of the factor of marital status on the value of measurement scales

From: Acceptance of illness and satisfaction with life among malaria patients in rivers state, Nigeria

Measurement scale

  

Marital status

  

p

Married

Single

Widow/widower

x ¯

Me

x ¯

Me

x ¯

Me

Trust in doctor (TPS)

50.4

50.5

50.2

51.0

52.5

55.0

0.0520

Trust in nurse (TNS)

51.2

52.0

51.1

51.0

52.9

55.0

0.1077

AIS

10.9

10.0

13.9

13.0

9.4

9.0

0.0000***

SWLS

16.6

16.0

16.8

18.0

15.1

15.0

0.0263*