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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of participants

From: Functional impairment among people diagnosed with depression in primary healthcare in rural Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study

Characteristics

PHC diagnosed cases (N = 92)

Non-diagnosed controls (N = 39)

Community controls (N = 197)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Socio-demographic characteristics

 Sex

  Female

66 (71.7)

27 (69.2)

42 (21.3)

  Male

26 (28.3)

12 (30.8)

155 (78.7)

 Age in years

  Mean (SD)

38.1 (14.1)

39.6 (15.8)

48.2 (13.4)

 Marital status

  Never married

17 (18.5)

7 (17.9)

2 (1.0)

  Currently married

60 (65.2)

25 (64.1)

162 (82.7)

  Formerly married

15 (16.3)

7 (17.9)

32 (16.3)

 Residence

  Rural

70 (76.1)

32 (82.1)

154 (79.8)

  Urban

22 (23.9)

7 (17.9)

39 (20.2)

 Educational status

  Cannot read and write

45 (48.9)

22 (56.4)

61 (31.0)

  Able to read and write

14 (15.2)

5 (12.8)

59 (29.9)

  Attend formal education

33 (35.9)

12 (30.8)

77 (39.1)

 Number of years of education completed

  Mean (SD)

2.1 (3.3)

2.5 (3.7)

2.3 (3.8)

 Ethnicity

  Gurage

82 (89.1)

37 (94.8)

183 (92.9)

  Other

10 (10.9)

2 (5.1)

14 (7.1)

 Religion

  Orthodox Christian

81 (88.0)

36 (92.3)

177 (89.8)

  Other

11 (12.0)

3 (7.7)

20 (10.2)

 Occupational status

  Farming

15 (16.3)

10 (25.6)

130 (66.0)

  House wife

53 (57.6)

18 (46.2)

21 (10.7)

  Other

24 (26.1)

11 (28.2)

46 (23.4)

 Income level

  Lower

60 (65.2)

21 (53.8)

77 (39.1)

  Middle or higher

32 (34.8)

18 (46.2)

120 (60.9)

 Number of children

  No child

17 (18.5)

12 (30.8)

22 (11.2)

  1–4 children

43 (46.7)

11 (28.2)

90 (45.7)

  More than 4 children

32 (34.8)

16 (41.0)

85 (43.1)

Clinical characteristics

 Suicidal ideation

  Yes

54 (58.7)

8 (20.5)

  No

38 (41.3)

31 (79.5)

 

 Suicidal plan

  Yes

29 (31.5)

8 (20.5)

  No

63 (68.5)

31 (79.5)

 

 Suicidal attempt

  Yes

17 (18.5)

7 (17.9)

  No

75 (81.5)

32 (82.1)

 

 Depressive symptom score

  Mean (SD)

10.46 (4.56)

8.93 (3.44)

1.64 (1.46)

 Functional impairment score

  Mean (SD)

26.81 (9.13)

25.15 (8.51)

14.56 (4.14)

 Alcohol use disorder score

  Mean (SD)

9.03 (8.14)

6.40 (6.63)

 Social support total score

  Mean (SD)

9.57 (2.88)

10.73 (1.80)

 Threatening life events score

  Mean (SD)

1.90 (2.06)

2.10 (1.79)

  1. PHC primary healthcare, SD standard deviation, PHQ Patient Health Questionnaire, WHODAS WHO Disability Assessment Schedule