Table 1 Comparison of clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of PostEboGui participants, age 20 and older, enrolled in Conakry, based on the presence or lack of characteristic symptoms of depression as defined by the CES-D. N = 256
No characteristic symptoms of depression | Characteristic symptoms of depression | Total | P-Valuec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 218 | n = 386 | N = 256 | ||
85% | 15% | |||
n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | ||
median [IQR] | median [IQR] | median [IQR] | ||
Sex | ||||
Male | 100 (84.7%) | 18 (15.3%) | 118 | 0.862 |
Female | 118 (85.5%) | 20 (14.5%) | 138 | |
Age | ||||
31.36 [25.7;40.4] | 32.06 [25.5;36.8] | 31.56 [25.7;39.9] | 0.908 | |
Time between ETC discharge and psychological evaluation, in months | ||||
7.92 [4.3;12.0] | 8.17 [3.0;10.8] | 8.10 [4.1;11.7] | 0.374 | |
Time between ETC discharge and psychological evaluation | ||||
Less than 3 months | 39 (79.6%) | 10 (20.4%) | 49 | 0.088 |
3–6 months | 42 (93.3%) | 3 (6.7%) | 45 | |
6–9 months | 46 (85.2%) | 8 (14.8%) | 54 | |
9–12 months | 45 (77.6%) | 13 (22.4%) | 58 | |
One year or more | 46 (92.0%) | 4 (8.0%) | 50 | |
Situation dominated by the diseasea | ||||
No | 185 (86.0%) | 30 (14.0%) | 215 | 0.607 |
Yes | 29 (82.9%) | 6 (17.1%) | 35 | |
Situation dominated by povertya | ||||
No | 71 (83.5%) | 14 (16.5%) | 85 | 0.569 |
Yes | 143 (86.7%) | 22 (13.3%) | 165 | |
Situation dominated by the effects of stigmatizationa | ||||
No | 201 (86.6%) | 31 (13.4%) | 232 | 0.152 |
Yes | 13 (72.2%) | 5 (27.8%) | 18 | |
Situation dominated by a return to normal lifea | ||||
No | 52 (83.9%) | 10 (16.1%) | 62 | 0.678 |
Yes | 162 (86.2%) | 26 (13.8%) | 188 | |
Number of Ebola cases in the household and family circleb | ||||
Interviewee only | 47 (83.9%) | 9 (16.1%) | 56 | 0.096 |
2–5 Ebola cases | 86 (91.5%) | 8 (8.5%) | 94 | |
6+ Ebola cases | 82 (81.2%) | 19 (18.8%) | 101 | |
Number of Ebola cases in the household and family circleb | ||||
4.00 [2.0;8.0] | 6.00 [1.5;8.5] | 4.00 [2.0;8.0] | 0.496 | |
Number of deaths in the household and family circleb | ||||
No deaths | 57 (81.4%) | 13 (18.6%) | 70 | 0.177 |
1–4 deaths | 106 (89.8%) | 12 (10.2%) | 118 | |
5+ deaths | 52 (82.5%) | 11 (17.5%) | 63 | |
Number of deaths in the household and family circleb | ||||
2.00 [0.0;4.0] | 2.00 [0.0;5.0] | 2.00 [0.0;5.0] | 0.990 | |