Characteristic | Total | Depression status | Test statistics | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No, n (%) | Yes, n (%) | |||
Age group (years) | ||||
18–24 | 62 | 45 (72.6) | 17 (27.4) | Chi-square = 7.223; df = 2; p = 0.027 |
25–29 | 82 | 73 (89.0) | 9 (11.0) | |
30 + | 100 | 85 (85.0) | 15 (15.0) | |
Education | ||||
None | 130 | 111 (85.4) | 19 (14.6) | Chi-square = 1.435; df = 2; p = 0.488 |
Primary | 55 | 43 (78.2) | 12 (21.8) | |
JHS and above | 59 | 49 (83.1) | 10 (16.9) | |
Marital statusa | ||||
Currently married | 205 | 179 (87.3) | 26 (12.7) | Chi-square = 15.576; df = 1; p < 0.001 |
Currently unmarried | 39 | 24 (61.5) | 15 (38.5) | |
Religion | ||||
Islam | 188 | 161 (85.6) | 27 (14.4) | Chi-square = 3.493; df = 1; p = 0.062 |
Others | 56 | 42 (75.0) | 14 (25.0) | |
Ethnicity | ||||
Gonja | 178 | 153 (86.0) | 25 (14.0) | Chi-square = 3.581; df = 1; p = 0.058 |
Others | 66 | 50 (75.8) | 16 (24.2) | |
Occupation | ||||
Trader/vendor | 105 | 82 (78.1) | 23 (21.9) | Chi-square = 5.578; df = 2; p = 0.061 |
Housewife | 53 | 43 (81.1) | 10 (18.9) | |
Othersb | 86 | 78 (90.7) | 8 (9.3) | |
Number of children under 5 in household | ||||
1 | 171 | 140 (81.9) | 31 (18.1) | Chi-square = 0.718; df = 1; p = 0.397 |
2 | 73 | 63 (86.3) | 10 (13.7) | |
Source of lighting in the house | ||||
Electricity | 233 | 199 (85.4) | 34 (14.6) | p < 0.001c |
Others | 11 | 4 (36.4) | 7 (63.6) | |
Type of fuel used for cooking | ||||
Firewood | 172 | 138 (80.2) | 34 (19.8) | Chi-square = 3.663; df = 1; p = 0.056 |
Others | 72 | 65 (90.3) | 7 (9.7) | |
Household wealth index (tertile) | ||||
Lowest | 84 | 62 (73.8) | 22 (26.2) | Chi-square = 8.416; df = 2; p = 0.015 |
Medium | 81 | 70 (86.4) | 11 (13.6) | |
Highest | 79 | 71 (89.9) | 8 (10.1) |