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Table 2 Comparison of different characteristics of study participants by counseling status

From: Effectiveness of counseling for anxiety and depression in mothers of children ages 0-30 months by community workers in Karachi, Pakistan: a quasi experimental study

Characteristics

All

(n = 71)

Counseled

(n = 59)

Not-counseled

(n = 12)

P value

Study Area

   

0.049

Qayoomabad

47

36

11

 

Manzoor Colony

24

23

1

 

Age Group

   

0.077

<25

20

17

3

 

25-29

27

24

3

 

30-34

17

14

3

 

35 & above

7

4

3

 

Mean age (SD)

27.4 (5.0)

26.9 (4.7)

29.8 (5.9)

 

Educational Level

   

0.075

Illiterate

18

15

3

 

Can read & write

6

3

3

 

Below matriculation

24

23

1

 

Matriculation

12

10

2

 

Intermediate & above

11

8

3

 

Past History of Anxiety or Depression

   

0.207

Yes

9

9

0

 

No

62

50

12

 

Difficulty in breast feeding

   

0.002

No

57

51

6

 

Yes

    

   Mother

9

7

2

 

   Baby

5

1

4

 

AKUADS Scores when diagnosed as anxious and depressed*

   

<0.001

Mean (SD; Min. Score, Max. Score)

20.5 (6.4; 7, 57)

19.3 (3.6; 7, 27)

26.1 (11.9; 12, 57)

 
  1. * Based on the number of episodes all = 73, counseled = 60 and not counseled = 13