Table 3:
Associations BetweenSociodemographic/Economic Characteristics and Depression
| Variable | Depressed | χ2 | Df | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n = 130 |
No n = 134 |
Total n = 264 |
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| Age (years) | ||||||
| <40 | 5 (33.3) | 10 (66.7) | 15 | 2.795 | 4 | 0.593 |
| 40-49 | 18 (43.9) | 23 (56.1) | 41 | |||
| 50-59 | 34 (48.6) | 36 (51.4) | 70 | |||
| 60-69 | 48 (52.2) | 44 (47.8) | 92 | |||
| ≥70 | 25 (54.3) | 21 (45.7) | 46 | |||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 39 (44.3) | 49 (55.7) | 88 | 1.281 | 1 | 0.258 |
| Female | 91 (51.7) | 85 (48.3) | 176 | |||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 6 (35.3) | 11 (64.7) | 17 | 2.349 | 3 | 0.503 |
| Married | 90 (49.7) | 91 (50.3) | 181 | †0.527 | ||
| Separated/Divorced | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | 6 | |||
| Widowed | 32 (53.3) | 28 (46.7) | 60 | |||
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Ikwerre | 20 (45.5) | 24 (54.5) | 44 | 0.836 | 4 | 0.934 |
| Ogoni | 12 (48.0) | 13 (52.0) | 25 | |||
| Ijaw | 23 (46.0) | 27 (54.0) | 50 | |||
| Igbo | 28 (51.9) | 26 (48.1) | 54 | |||
| Others | 47 (51.6) | 44 (48.4) | 91 | |||
| Religion | ||||||
| Christianity | 130 (49.4) | 133 (50.6) | 263 | 0.974 | 1 | 0.324 |
| Islam | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 1 | 1.000 | ||
| Education | ||||||
| No formal | 17 (68.0) | 8 (32.0) | 25 | 13.763 | 4 | 0.008* |
| Primary | 33 (57.9) | 24 (42.1) | 57 | |||
| Secondary | 47 (51.6) | 44 (48.4) | 91 | |||
| Tertiary (non-university) | 22 (43.1) | 29 (56.9) | 51 | |||
| University | 11 (27.5) | 29 (72.5) | 40 | |||
| Occupation | ||||||
| Unemployed | 3 (30.0) | 7 (70.0) | 10 | 10.569 | 3 | 0.014* |
| Retired | 25 (53.2) | 22 (46.8) | 47 | |||
| Skilled artisans | 83 (55.7) | 66 (44.3) | 149 | |||
| Professional | 19 (32.8) | 39 (67.2) | 58 | |||
| Social class | ||||||
| High | 6 (28.6) | 15 (71.4) | 21 | 6.427 | 2 | 0.040* |
| Middle | 70 (47.0) | 79 (53.0) | 149 | |||
| Low | 54 (57.4) | 40 (42.6) | 94 |
* Statistically significant † Fisher exact p