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Table 2 Frequency distribution of CESD-R, MSPSS, PSS, PHEEM, and ASSIST

From: Depression and its associated factors: perceived stress, social support, substance use and related sociodemographic risk factors in medical school residents in Nairobi, Kenya

Variable

Category

Frequency

(N = 338)

Percent

%

Min

Max

Mean (SD)

Depression (CESD-R)

Mild/No depression

238

70.4

0

55

12.03 (12.26)

 

Moderate

43

12.7

   
 

Severe

57

16.9

   

Social Support (MSPSS)

Low support

16

4.7

1

7

5.57 (1.18)

 

Moderate support

79

23.4

   
 

High support

242

71.8

   
 

Missing

1

    

Perceived Stress (PSS)

Low stress

86

25.6

0

36

18.58 (6.89)

 

Moderate stress

207

61.6

   
 

High perceived stress

43

12.8

   
 

Missing

2

    

Educational Environment (PHEEM)

Very poor

18

5.3

13

156

83.82 (26.96)

 

Plenty of problems

138

40.9

   
 

More positive than negative

156

46.3

   
 

Excellent

25

7.4

   
 

Missing

1

    

Drug Use (ASSIST)

Total (N)

Low risk

Moderate

High risk

Mean (SD)

 

Drug

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Tobacco

197

180 (91.4%)

15 (7.6%)

2 (1.0%)

1.56 (5.18)

 

Alcohol

240

201 (83.8%)

32 (13.3%)

7 (2.9%)

5.47 (7.12)

 

Cannabis

196

182 (92.9%)

14 (7.1%)

0 (0%)

0.76 (2.56)

 

Cocaine

238

211 (88.7%)

27 (11.3%)

0 (0%)

0.52 (1.46)

 

Amphetamine

176

173 (98.3%)

3 (1.7%)

0 (0%)

0.19 (1.45)

 

Sedatives

179

172 (96.1%)

6 (3.4%)

1 (0.6%)

0.56 (3.19)

 

Hallucinogens

176

174 (98.9%)

2 (1.1%)

0 (0%)

0.14 (1.09)

 

Opioids

179

176 (98.3%)

3 (1.7%)

0 (0%)

0.17 (1.65)

 

Total substance abuse

337

   

9.11 (13.74)