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Table 1 General characteristics of participants and their association with depression

From: Depressive symptoms associated with COVID-19 preventive practice measures, daily activities in home quarantine and suicidal behaviors: Findings from a large-scale online survey in Bangladesh

Variables

Depression

Total N = 13,654

Chi-square test

p-value

Negativea

Positiveb

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Sex

< 0.001

 Male

4963

(59.2)

3419

(40.8)

8382

(61.4)

 

 Female

2756

(52.3)

2516

(47.7)

5272

(38.6)

 

Age

0.067

 Young (18–25 years)

6068

(56.9)

4588

(43.1)

10,656

(78.0)

 

 Older (> 25 years)

1651

(55.1)

1347

(44.9)

2998

(22.0)

 

Educational qualification

< 0.001

 Intermediate (11–12) or bellow

1242

(49.2)

1282

(50.8)

2524

(18.5)

 

 Bachelor

5405

(58.6)

3821

(41.4)

9226

(67.6)

 

 Higher education (above bachelor)

1072

(56.3)

832

(43.7)

1904

(13.9)

 

Marital status

< 0.001

 Unmarried

6468

(57.5)

4781

(42.5)

11,249

(82.4)

 

 Married

1216

(52.0)

1122

(48.0)

2338

(17.1)

 

 Divorced

35

(52.2)

32

(47.8)

67

(.5)

 

Family type

0.287

 Nuclear

6010

(56.3)

4666

(43.7)

10,676

(78.2)

 

 Join

1709

(57.4)

1269

(42.6)

2978

(21.8)

 

Socio-economic status

0.310

 Lower

1516

(57.9)

1104

(42.1)

2620

(19.2)

 

 Middle

2759

(56.2)

2153

(43.8)

4912

(36.0)

 

 Upper

3444

(56.3)

2678

(43.7)

6122

(44.8)

 

Residence

0.410

 Rural area

2912

(56.1)

2280

(43.9)

5192

(38.0)

 

 Urban area

4807

(56.8)

3655

(43.2)

8462

(62.0)

 
  1. BDT Bangladeshi Taka
  2. aNegative depression using PHQ-9 score (< 10)
  3. bPositive depression using PHQ-9 score (≥ 10)