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Table 1 Demographics of Focus Groups

From: Detection of depression in low resource settings: validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and cultural concepts of distress in Nepal

 

Group No. 1

Group No. 2

Group No. 3

Group No. 4

Total (%)

Number of participants

11

10

8

9

38

Gender

     

 Male

0

10

0

8

18 (47 %)

 Female

11

0

8

1

20 (53 %)

Caste/Ethnicity

     

 Brahman/Chhetri

4

9

0

1

14 (37 %)

 Dalit

1

0

0

2

3 (8 %)

 Janajati

6

1

8

6

21 (55 %)

Education

     

 Illiterate

3

3

2

5

13 (34 %)

 Primary

5

4

3

2

14 (37 %)

 Secondary or greater

3

3

3

2

11 (29 %)

Age, Mean (Range)

37 (24–60)

57 (19–80)

32 (21–45)

38 (20–60)

42 (19–80)