Table 1 Frequency distribution of demographic factors (n = 1382)
Variables | n (%) | Depression literacy status n (%) | P-value c | D- Lit | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Incorrect response /Don’t know | Correct response to 1–7 questions | Correct response to 8–14 questions | Correct response to 15 questions and more | Mean (SD) | |||||
Sex | Female | 781 (56.9) | 16 (2) | 267 (34.2) | 461 (59) | 37 (4.7) | < 0.001 | 44.68 (4.70) | < 0.001a |
Male | 591 (43.1) | 25 (4.2) | 251 (42.5) | 298 (50.4) | 17 (2.9) | 43.46 (4.56) | |||
Age group | 18–35 | 922 (67.6) | 28 (3) | 337 (36.6) | 518 (56.2) | 39 (4.2) | 0.599 | 44.52 (4.61) | < 0.001b |
36–50 | 392 (28.7) | 9 (2.3) | 159 (40.6) | 209 (53.3) | 15 (3.8) | 43.49 (4.87) | |||
 > 50 | 50 (3.7) | 2 (4) | 20 (40) | 28 (56) | 0 | 42.60 (3.63) | |||
Occupation statues | Housewife | 227 (17.3) | 6 (2.6) | 95 (41.9) | 122 (53.7) | 4 (1.8) | 0.028 | 43.77 (4.68) | 0.260b |
Employed | 393 (30) | 5 (1.3) | 132 (33.6) | 233 (59.3) | 23 (5.9) | 44.43 (4.66) | |||
Self-employed | 245 (18.7) | 11 (4.5) | 100 (40.8) | 127 (51.8) | 7 (2.9) | 43.95 (4.43) | |||
Laborer | 444 (33.9) | 15 (3.4) | 168 (37.8) | 244 (55) | 17 (3.8) | 44.34 (4.77) | |||
Marital status | Married | 942 (69.1) | 26 (2.8) | 352 (37.4) | 526 (55.8) | 38 (4) | 0.813 | 44.02 (4.67) | 0.163a |
Single | 422 (30.9) | 15 (3.6) | 163 (38.6) | 228 (54) | 16 (3.8) | 44.41 (4.77) | |||
Education level | Illiteracy | 10 (0.7) | 0 | 4 (40) | 6 (60) | 0 | < 0.001 | 44.30 (2.83) | < 0.001b |
Elementary | 33 (2.5) | 1 (3) | 12 (36.4) | 20 (60.6) | 0 | 42.87 (3.14) | |||
High school | 423 (31.9) | 19 (4.5) | 196 (46.3) | 206 (48.7) | 2 (0.5) | 42.84 (4.46) | |||
Academic | 858 (64.8) | 18 (2.1) | 282 (32.9) | 508 (59.2) | 50 (5.8) | 44.87 (4.72) | |||
Financial status | Good | 298 (23.1) | 6 (2) | 100 (33.6) | 174 (58.4) | 18 (6) | 0.034 | 44.71 (5.06) | 0.080b |
Medium | 850 (65.9) | 21 (2.5) | 328 (38.6) | 472 (55.5) | 29 (3.4) | 44.05 (4.53) | |||
Weak | 141 (10.9) | 9 (6.4) | 54 (38.3) | 72 (51.1) | 6 (4.3) | 43.87 (4.75) | |||
Participants consulted psychologist / psychiatrist for psychological issues | Yes | 210 (15.5) | 1 (0.5) | 50 (23.8) | 142 (67.6) | 17 (8.1) | < 0.001 | 45.74 (5.03) | < 0.001a |
No | 1144 (84.5) | 39 (3.4) | 458 (40) | 610 (53.3) | 37 (3.2) | 43.88 (4.56) | |||
Family history of mental illness | Yes | 198 (14.5) | 1 (0.5) | 51 (25.8) | 133 (67.2) | 13 (6.6) | < 0.001 | 45.63 (4.74) | < 0.001a |
No | 1168 (85.5) | 40 (3.4) | 468 (40.1) | 619 (53) | 41 (3.5) | 43.87 (4.65) | |||
Refer your family members to a psychologist / psychiatrist for psychological issues | Yes | 245 (18.4) | 0 | 59 (24.1) | 169 (69) | 17 (6.9) | < 0.001 | 45.68 (4.78) | < 0.001b |
No | 923 (69.5) | 35 (3.8) | 377 (40.8) | 481 (52.1) | 30(3.3) | 43.85 (4.61) | |||
I don’t know | 160 (12) | 4 (2.6) | 66 (41.3) | 86 (53.8) | 4 (2.5) | 43.50 (4.43) | |||
Obtain information related to mental illness | Yes | 1061 (77.3) | 25 (2.4) | 372 (35.1) | 613 (57.8) | 51 (4.8) | < 0.001 | 44.48 (4.77) | < 0.001a |
No | 311 (22.7) | 16 (5.1) | 145 (46.6) | 147 (47.3) | 3 (1) | 43 (4.19) | |||