Variable | Depression status | Test statistic | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not depressed n (%) | Depressed n (%) | |||
Gender | ||||
 Male | 230 (63.2) | 134 (36.8) | χ2 = 3.35 | 0.07 |
 Female | 7 (41.2) | 10 (58.8) |  |  |
Age (in years) | ||||
 15–34 | 198 (61.9) | 122 (38.1) | χ2 = 0.09 | 0.76 |
 ≥ 35 | 39 (63.9) | 22 (36.1) |  |  |
 Mean age ± SD | 28.03 ± 7.53 | 27.82 ± 6.28 | t = 0.28 | 0.78 |
Educational status | ||||
 Uneducated | 15 (68.2) | 7 (31.9) | χ2 = 0.36 | 0.55 |
 Educated | 222 (61.8) | 137 (38.2) |  |  |
Religion | ||||
 Islam | 14 (60.9) | 9 (39.1) | χ2 = 0.02 | 0.53 |
 Christianity | 223 (62.3) | 135 (37.7) |  |  |
Tribe | ||||
 Tiv | 160 (63.7) | 91 (36.3) | χ2 = 0. 74 | 0.39 |
 Others | 77 (59.2) | 53 (40.8) |  |  |
State of origin | ||||
 Indigene (Benue) | 201 (62.8) | 119 (37.2) | χ2 = 0. 31 | 0.58 |
 Non-indigene | 36 (59.0) | 25 (41.0) |  |  |
Employment before arrest | ||||
 Yes | 188 (60.1) | 125 (39.9) | χ2 = 3.42 | 0.04* |
 No | 49 (72.1) | 19 (27.9) |  |  |
Occupation | ||||
 Civil servant | 9 (60.0) | 6 (40.0) | χ2 = 0.32 | 0.53 |
 Self employed | 179 (60.1) | 119 (39.9) |  |  |
 Mean monthly income (Naira) | 37,871 ± 47,070 | 41,452 ± 99,910 | F = 0.18 | 0.67 |
Monthly income (in Naira) | ||||
 < 20,000 | 61 (70.9) | 57 (48.3) | χ2 = 8.03 | 0.003* |
 > 20,000 | 176 (66.9) | 87 (33.1) |  |  |
Marital status | ||||
 Single | 142 (65.1) | 76 (34.9) | χ2 = 1.86 | 0.10 |
 Married | 95 (58.3) | 68 (41.7) |  |  |
Days in police custody (days) | ||||
 < 15 | 101 (56.4) | 75 (42.6) | χ2 = 3.23 | 0.45 |
 > 15 | 136 (66.3) | 69 (33.7) |  |  |
Mean no. days in custody | 27.6 ± 34.11 | 28.20 ± 53.6 | t = 0.02 | 0.89 |
Days in prison | ||||
 ≤ 30 | 15 (65.2) | 8 (34.8) | χ2 = 12.01 | 0.002* |
 31–150 | 78 (51.7) | 73 (48.3) |  |  |
 > 150 | 144 (69.6) | 63 (30.4) |  |  |
Mean no. days in prison | 431.03 ± 590.03 | 322.37 ± 402.23 | t = 3.80 | 0.05 |
Appeared in court | ||||
 Yes | 212 (62.5) | 127 (37.5) | χ2 = 0.01 | 0.54 |
 No | 24 (63.2) | 14 (36.8) |  |  |
Number of times in court | ||||
 1–5 | 108 (57.4) | 80 (42.6) | χ2 = 5.12 | 0.06 |
 6–20 | 74 (69.8) | 32 (30.2) |  |  |
 > 20 | 34 (68.0) | 16 (32.0) |  |  |
Represented by a lawyer | ||||
 Yes | 162 (63.5) | 93 (36.5) | χ2 = 0.29 | 0.33 |
 No | 74 (60.7) | 48 (39.3) |  |  |
Satisfaction with Healthcare provided | ||||
 Yes | 127 (69.4) | 56 (30.6) | χ2 = 7.75 | 0.006* |
 No | 110 (55.6) | 88 (44.4) |  |  |
Quality of accommodation | ||||
 Good | 158 (64.8) | 86 (35.2) | χ2 = 1.87 | 0.10 |
 Poor | 79 (57.7) | 58 (42.3) |  |  |