Table 2.

Shona symptom questionnaire (SSQ): item response rates by gender and overall response

Shona symptom questionnaire items	Males				Females
	N	Always	Sometimes	Never	N	Always	Sometimes	Never
There were times in which I was thinking deeply or thinking about many things (thinking too much).	801	11.9%	66.5%	21.6%	653	11.6%	64.9%	23.4%
I found myself sometimes failing to concentrate	800	6.3%	60.3%	33.5%	653	5.1%	61.6%	33.4%
I lost my temper or got annoyed over trivial matters	796	2.0%	59.4%	38.6%	649	4.9%	56.9%	38.2%
I had nightmares or bad dreams	801	3.9%	62.8%	33.3%	653	5.8%	68.2%	26.0%
I sometimes saw or heard things which others could not see or hear	801	1.4%	26.6%	72.0%	651	2.8%	21.5%	75.7%
My stomach was aching	801	4.9%	51.8%	43.3%	651	3.8%	60.1%	36.1%
I was frightened by trivial things	802	3.0%	39.9%	57.1%	653	2.6%	40.6%	56.8%
I sometimes failed to sleep or lost sleep	802	3.6%	49.1%	47.3%	653	2.6%	46.9%	50.5%
There were moments when I felt life was so tough that I cried or wanted to cry	804	7.5%	53.4%	39.2%	654	8.0%	54.3%	37.8%
I felt run down (tired)	789	3.4%	64.1%	32.5%	645	1.6%	63.7%	34.7%
At times I felt like committing suicide	802	0.9%	7.6%	91.5%	653	1.5%	10.6%	87.9%
I was generally unhappy with things that I would be doing each day	801	2.4%	48.8%	48.8%	650	3.5%	41.5%	54.9%
My work was lagging behind (impairment of functioning)	802	5.2%	44.3%	50.5%	650	5.1%	35.9%	59.1%
I felt I had problems in deciding what to do	802	5.5%	50.3%	44.3%	654	4.9%	47.6%	47.6%
SSQ scores
Completed all 14 items	768	92.9%			624	93.4%
Scored 8 or more (at risk of being affected)	399	51.9%	[95%CI: 48.4–55.5%]		320	51.3%	[95%CI: 47.3–55.2%]
Scored 11 or more (at risk of being severely affected)	188	24.5%	[95%CI: 21.4–27.5%]		143	22.9%	[95%CI: 19.6–26.2%]