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Table 4 Identified symptoms of distress for the depression vignettes vignette by sex

From: Mental health literacy: what do Nigerian adolescents know about depression?

Identified symptom

Total

N (%)

Male

N (%)

Female

N (%)

X2

p value

Fatigue

27 (9.8)

9 (6.3)

18 (13.6)

4.18*

0.041

Insomnia

47 (17.1)

23 (16.1)

24 (18.2)

0.21

0.644

Decreased appetite/weight loss

13 (4.7)

8 (5.6)

5 (3.8)

0.49

0.339

Diminished ability to think

37 (13.5)

14 (9.8)

23 (17.6)

3.53*

0.044

Diminished interest in activities

23 (8.4)

12 (4.4)

11 (4.0)

0.003

0.566

  1. * Chi square significant at p < 0.05