Suicidality among gender minorities in Karnataka, South India

BMC Psychiatry

Table 1 Percent of participants experienced anxiety and depression by background characteristics

Characteristics	Total	Overall anxiety			Overall depression
Characteristics	Total	Low/medium	High	p	Low/medium	High	p
Total	282	54.6	45.4		67.5	32.5
Age of the respondents
< 30 years	135	56.3	43.7	0.586	65.6	34.4	0.523
30+ years	147	53.1	46.9		69.3	30.7
Education level
Little or no formal education	50	34.0	66.0	0.003	40.4	59.6	0.000
5–9 years schooling	67	64.2	35.8		75.4	24.6
10+ years schooling	165	57.0	43.0		72.3	27.7
Main source of income
Service/business/trade	104	58.7	41.3	0.073	64.6	35.4	0.866
Basti	63	63.5	36.5		68.3	31.7
Sex work	51	41.2	58.8		68.0	32.0
Others	64	50.0	50.0		71.0	29.0
Religion
Hindu	241	52.7	47.3	0.118	66.7	33.3	0.467
Others	41	65.9	34.1		72.5	27.5
Personal identity
Kothi	174	55.7	44.3	0.626	66.5	33.5	0.637
Hijra	108	52.8	47.2		69.2	30.8
Current marital status
Currently living with spouse	41	46.3	53.7	0.394	68.3	31.7	0.034
Ever married, but currently not living with spouse	32	50.0	50.0		46.7	53.3
Never married	209	56.9	43.1		70.5	29.5
Living status
Living with family/spouse	137	54.0	46.0	0.400	66.9	33.1	0.068
Living alone/with a male partner	111	58.6	41.4		73.6	26.4
Living with guru	33	45.5	54.5		51.6	48.4
Status of living in the city
Since birth	132	54.5	45.5	0.829	69.5	30.5	0.314
Migrated to the city	139	53.2	46.8		63.6	36.4
Like to change physical appearance
No	194	56.2	43.8	0.430	69.4	30.6	0.342
Yes	88	51.1	48.9		63.5	36.5
Alcohol consumption
Never/Less often	217	58.1	41.9	0.033	69.7	30.3	0.163
Everyday	65	43.1	56.9		60.3	39.7

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