Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics and mental health of 7864 girls in the UDAYA study, stratified by change in marital status at follow-up.
| Total number of adolescents girls | n = 7864 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Unmarried |
Newly married |
|
| n = 6039 | n = 1825 | |
| Household characteristics at wave 1 | ||
| State, n (%) | ||
| Uttar Pradesh | 3496 (57.9) | 707 (38.7) |
| Bihar | 2543 (42.1) | 1118 (61.3) |
| Caste of the head of the household in 4 categories, n (%) | ||
| SC/ST | 1169 (19.4) | 437 (23.9) |
| OBC | 3426 (56.7) | 1174 (64.3) |
| General | 1444 (23.9) | 214 (11.7) |
| Combined household wealth quintile, n (%) | ||
| 1 (lowest income quintile) | 501 (8.3) | 294 (16.1) |
| 2 | 760 (12.6) | 380 (20.8) |
| 3 | 1115 (18.5) | 433 (23.7) |
| 4 | 1715 (28.4) | 450 (24.6) |
| 5 | 1948 (32.3) | 268 (14.7) |
| Participant characteristics at wave 1 | ||
| Age, years | ||
| Median (IQR) | 16.0 (15.0–17.0) | 17.0 (16.0–18.0) |
| Mean (SD) | 15.5 (2.3) | 16.8 (1.5) |
| Years of schooling, n (%) | ||
| None | 291 (4.8) | 200 (11.0) |
| 1–4yrs | 566 (9.4) | 94 (5.2) |
| 5–7yrs | 1236 (20.5) | 329 (18) |
| 8–9yrs | 1746 (28.9) | 573 (31.5) |
| 10–11yrs | 1315 (21.8) | 369 (20.2) |
| 12 and above | 885 (14.7) | 260 (14.2) |
| Mental health measures at wave 1 | ||
| PHQ≥9 (depressive symptoms), n (%) | 311 (5.1) | 157 (8.6) |
| PHQ, total score median (IQR) | 0.0 (0.0–2.0) | 0.0 (0.0–4.0) |
| Seriously contemplated suicide at least once, n (%) | 190 (3.7) | 104 (5.8) |
| Not asked/don't want to answera | 847 (14.0) | 19 (1.0) |
| Attempted suicide at least once, n (%) | 28 (0.5) | 27 (1.5) |
| Not asked/don't want to answera | 849 (14.1) | 19 (1.0) |
| Mental health measures at wave 2b | ||
| PHQ≥9 (depressive symptoms), n (%) | 609 (10.1) | 349 (19.1) |
| PHQ, score median (IQR) | 2.0 (0.0–5.0) | 3.0 (1.0–7.0) |
| Seriously contemplated suicide at least once, n (%) | 356 (6.0) | 177 (10.0) |
| Not asked/don't want to answera | 58 (1.0) | 59 (3.2) |
| Attempted suicide at least once, n (%) | 76 (1.3) | 46 (2.5) |
| Not asked/don't want to answera | 60 (1.0) | 59 (3.2)b |
Abbreviations: n, number of adolescents; SD, standard deviation; SC, scheduled caste; ST, scheduled tribe; OBC, other backward classes; IQR, interquartile range; PHQ, Patient Health Questionnaire.
a
Suicide question was not asked from those age under 13 years (n = 837, 10% of the sample at wave 1).
b
Suicide question not asked to those interviewed on telephone (n = 56).