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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics chronic care patients (n = 676) in North West Province, South Africa

From: The validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire for screening depression in chronic care patients in primary health care in South Africa

Description

n (%)

Sex

 Male

169 (25.0)

 Female

507 (75.0)

Age (years)

 Median 47

IQR 37–56.5

Range 18–88

Education

 None

52 (7.7)

 Grades 1–5

135 (20.0)

 Grades 6–12

478 (70.7)

 >12 years

11 (1.6)

Chronic care servicea

 HIV/AIDS

413 (61.1)

 Hypertension

345 (51.0)

 Diabetes

63 (9.3)

 Tuberculosis

33 (4.9)

 Asthma

24 (3.6)

 Epilepsy

23 (3.4)

 Arthritis

23 (3.4)

 Other Mental Healthb

17 (2.5)

 Heart problems

6 (0.9)

 Chronic obstructed pulmonary disorder

2 (0.30)

Number of chronic care services

 1

399 (59.0)

 2

237 (35.1)

 3

38 (5.3)

 > = 4

2 (0.3)

  1. IQR interquartile range
  2. aParticipants can report >1 chronic service, total is >100 %
  3. bFor example, Schizophrenia and Bipolar Mood Disorders