Depression, suicidal ideation, and associated factors: a cross-sectional study in rural Haiti

BMC Psychiatry

Table 1 Demographic and behavioral characteristics of 408 adults completing household survey in the rural Central Plateau of Haiti, May – June, 2011

Demographic or behavioral characteristic	n (%) unless noted	IQR
Imputed Beck Depression Inventory Score	18 (median)	15
Age	39 (median)	22
Missing	1 (0.25)
Gender
Female	202 (49.5)
Male	206 (50.5)
Relationship status
Single	65 (15.9)
Cohabiting (not married)	156 (38.2)
Married	146 (35.8)
Divorced	9 (2.2)
Widowed	31 (7.6)
Missing	1 (0.25)
Education
No school	233 (57.1)
Some primary school	59 (14.5)
Finished primary school	89 (21.8)
More than primary school	25 (6.1)
Missing	2 (0.49)
Distance to work
Travels over 1 hour to work	72 (17.7)
Travels 1 hour or less to work	226 (55.4)
Does not work	109 (26.7)
Missing	1 (0.25)
Months with not enough food
Always enough food	13 (3.2)
1 to 3 months	183 (45.0)
3 to 6 months	99 (24.3)
6 to 9 months	94 (23.1)
9 to 12 months	18 (4.4)
Missing	1 (0.25)
Endorses current suicidal ideation	25 (6.1)
Travels over 1 hour to doctor	231 (56.6)
Missing	5 (1.2)
Someone in household suffers from stress/sad heart/sadness that makes life difficult	256 (62.8)
Missing	3 (0.74)
Ever had life-threatening illness	159 (39.0)
Had death in family (not exclusively due to earthquake)	248 (60.8)
Had family who died in the earthquake	188 (46.1)
Had more people come live in house after earthquake	238 (58.3)
Has someone who can help care for them when sick	81 (19.9)
Missing	1 (0.25)
Answered that spirits cause stress/sad heart/sadness	39 (9.6)
Answered that disasters can cause stress/sad heart/sadness	252 (61.8)
Use alcohol	78 (19.1)
Missing	2 (0.49)
Ever visited a Vodou priest	50 (12.3)

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