Prevalence of depression and associated factors among older adults at ambo town, Oromia region, Ethiopia

BMC Psychiatry

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of older adults at Ambo Town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 800)

Variables	Categories	Prevalence	Depression		Frequency	Percent
Variables	Categories	Prevalence	Yes	No	Frequency	Percent
Sex	Female	0.46	167	193	360	45.0
Sex	Male	0.38	167	273	440	55.0
Age	60–64	0.28	103	271	374	46.8
	65–69	0.44	95	119	214	26.8
	70–74	0.59	68	47	115	14.4
	75+	0.70	68	29	97	12.0
Ethnicity	Oromo	0.39	266	413	679	84.9
	Amhara	0.55	57	46	103	12.9
	Others^a	0.61	11	7	18	2.2
Educational Status	Secondary & above	0.37	162	275	437	54.6
	Primary	0.55	128	105	233	29.1
	Not Educated	0.42	44	86	130	16.3
Marital Status	Married	0.36	128	231	359	44.9
	Widowed	0.39	129	201	330	41.2
	Single	0.64	7	4	11	1.4
	Separated/ divorced	0.70	70	30	100	12.5
Religion	Orthodox	0.34	196	373	569	71.1
	Protestant	0.59	99	68	167	20.9
	Others^b	0.61	39	25	64	8.0
Occupation	Employed (Government & private organizations)	0.32	38	79	117	14.5
	Retired	0.71	72	30	102	12.8
	merchant (self-employed)	0.59	61	42	103	12.9
	Housewife	0.43	91	123	214	26.8
	Jobless and Daily laborer	0.27	72	192	264	33.0
Income (EBR)	<735	0.41	70	101	171	21.4
	735–1176	0.43	209	281	490	61.2
	>1176	0.40	55	84	139	17.4
Living arrangement	Spouse	0.35	125	230	355	44.4
	Children	0.75	130	44	174	21.8
	Alone	0.37	56	94	150	18.8
	Others^c	0.19	23	98	121	15.1

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