Table 2.
Characteristics determining the depression level of the respondents (n = 200).
| Characteristics | Number of participants, n (%) | Level of Depression |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild/Moderate, n (%) | Severe, n (%) | ꭕ2/p-value (≤0.05) | ||
| Age Group (In Years) | ||||
| ≤70 | 128 (64) | 62 (31) | 66 (33) | 8.25/0.01* |
| >70 | 72 (36) | 50 (25) | 22 (11) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 101 (50.5) | 70 (35) | 31 (15.5) | 14.66/0.01* |
| Female | 99 (49.5) | 42 (21) | 57 (28.5) | |
| Education | ||||
| Non-Formal Education | 72 (36) | 22 (11) | 50 (25) | 54.03/0.01* |
| ≤Primary | 15 (7.5) | 4 (2) | 11 (5.5) | |
| ≤Secondary | 24 (12) | 11 (5.5) | 13 (6.5) | |
| ≥Higher Secondary | 89 (44.5) | 75 (37.5) | 14 (7) | |
| Past Occupation | ||||
| Service holder | 94 (47) | 76 (38) | 18 (9) | 44.60/0.01* |
| Housewife | 80 (40) | 28 (14) | 52 (26) | |
| Businessman | 26 (13) | 8 (4) | 18 (9) | |
| Reasons for Staying at Old Home | ||||
| Children Choice | 112 (56) | 69 (34.5) | 43 (21.5) | 32.41/0.01* |
| No shelter/Others | 22 (11) | 6 (3) | 16 (8) | |
| Self-desire | 66 (33) | 13 (6.5) | 53 (26.5) | |
| Comorbidities (Cardiac Disorder) | ||||
| Yes | 18 (9) | 14 (7) | 4 (2) | 3.81/0.05* |
| No | 182 (91) | 98 (49) | 84 (42) | |
Data are presented as frequency (n), percentage (%); *Statistical significance at p-value ≤0.05. Chi-square test was used to observe the association.