Table 1.
Differences between carer subgroups on depression and socio-demographic variables
| All carers (n=1599) | Carers of AIDS- orphaned children (n=359) | Carers of other- orphaned children (n=171) | Carers of non- orphaned children (n=1069) | P- value1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (%) | 30.3 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 27.9 | <.01 |
| Age (M, SD) | 39.4 (14.7) | 44.2 (16.4) | 39.4(14.7) | 37.8 (13.8) | <.01 |
| Female (%) | 86.4 | 89.9 | 87.1 | 85.1 | ns |
| Education (M, SD) | Grd. 8 (3.9) | Grd. 7 (4.1) | Grd. 8 (3.6) | Grd. 8 (3.8) | <.01 |
| African (%) | 99.9 | 99.7 | 100 | 99.9 | ns |
| isiZulu language (%) | 98.1 | 98.3 | 98.2 | 98.0 | ns |
| Social support from family (M, SD) | 22.9 (5.2) | 21.8 (5.9) | 23.2 (5.3) | 23.2 (4.9) | <.01 |
| Social support from friends (M, SD) | 17.3 (8.2) | 15.9 (8.4) | 17.7 (8.6) | 17.8 (8.1) | <.01 |
| Social support from significant others (M, SD) | 23.4 (4.8) | 22.5 (5.5) | 23.2 (5.3) | 23.7 (4.5) | <.01 |
| Number of children (M, SD)2 | 2.5 (1.6) | 0.5 (1.1) | 0.3 (0.9) | −0.2 (0.9) | <.01 |
| Economic asset index (M, SD) | 0.1 (0.7) | 0.001 (0.8) | 0.1 (0.7) | 0.1 (0.6) | ns |
| Salaries as main household income (%) | 64.9 | 54.6 | 57.1 | 69.6 | <.01 |
| Flush toilet (%) | 45.0 | 45.7 | 50.0 | 44.9 | ns |
| Household food insecurity (%) | 61.7 | 62.7 | 64.1 | 61.0 | ns |
| Piped water (%) | 77.5 | 79.7 | 84.1 | 75.7 | ns |
| Potable water (%) | 99.4 | 99.7 | 99.4 | 99.3 | ns |
| Formal dwelling (%) | 46.1 | 48.5 | 47.4 | 45.8 | ns |
| Old age pension (%) | 15.5 | 27.8 | 18.1 | 11.0 | <.01 |
| Disability grant (%) | 8.5 | 10.1 | 8.8 | 7.9 | ns |
| Housing grant (%) | 5.0 | 8.4 | 4.0 | 5.0 | <.01 |
| Child support grant (%) | 74.1 | 70.3 | 74.1 | 75.3 | ns |
| Foster care grant (%) | 3.6 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 1.7 | <.01 |
1
P-values are associated with one-way ANOVA or chi-square test.
2
The number of children in the household was abnormally distributed (median=2.00, mode=1.00, skewness=1.37, kurtosis=2.77) and transformed into z-score.