Table 3. Association between common mental health problems and demographic characteristics of the participants.

	Low stress	Moderate stress	High stress	p-value
Age
18-30	8 (36.4%)	130 (32.5%)	6 (75.0%)
31-60	13 (59.1%)	250 (62.5%)	2 (25.0%)	0.1
More than 61	1 (4.5%)	20 (5.0 %)	0 (0.0%)
Gender
Male	14 (63.6%)	222 (55.5%)	5 (62.5%)	0.7
Female	8 (36.4%)	178 (44.5%)	3 (37.5%)
Educational status
Less than PUC	7 (31.8%)	236 (59.0%)	1 (12.5%)
Degree and above	15 (68.2%)	164 (41.0%)	7 (87.5%)	0.001 *
Employment status
Employed	17 (77.3%)	275 (68.8%)	5 (62.5%)
Unemployed	2 (9.1%)	97 (24.2%)	1 (12.5%)	0.1
Student	2 (9.1%)	22 (5.5%)	2 (25.0%)
Retired	1 (4.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)
Area of residence
Rural	16 (72.7%)	226 (56.5%)	4 (50.0%)	0.3
Urban	6 (27.3%)	174 (43.5%)	4 (50.0%)

	Minimal depression	Mild depression	Moderate depression	Moderately severe depression	Severe depression	p-value
Age
18-30	58 (32.6%)	23 (33.8%)	42 (35.0%)	21 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)
31-60	113 (63.5%)	42 (61.8%)	69 (57.5%)	38 (62.3%)	3 (100.0%)	0.7
More than 61	7 (3.9%)	3 (4.4%)	9 (7.5%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)
Gender
Male	98 (55.1%)	42 (61.8%)	72 (60.0%)	27 (44.3%)	2 (66.7%)	0.2
Female	80 (44.9%)	26 (38.2%)	48 (40.0%)	34 (55.7%)	1 (33.3%)
Educational status
Less than PUC	115 (64.6%)	35 (51.5%)	61 (50.8%)	31 (50.8%)	2 (66.7%)
Degree and above	63 (35.4%)	33 (48.5%)	59 (49.2%)	30 (49.2%)	1 (33.3%)	0.3
Employment status
Employed	120 (67.4%)	51 (75.0%)	81 (67.5%)	43 (70.5%)	2 (66.7%)
Unemployed	44 (24.7%)	14 (20.6%)	24 (20.0%)	17 (27.9%)	1 (33.3%)
Student	12 (6.7%)	3 (4.4%)	10 (8.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0.3
Retired	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Area of residence
Rural	107 (60.1%)	43 (63.2%)	63 (52.5%)	31 (50.8%)	2 (66.7%)	0.4
Urban	71 (39.9%)	25 (36.8%)	57 (47.5%)	30 (49.2%)	1 (33.3%)

^*Statistical significance at p < 0.05.