Table 3.
Psychiatric disorder/problems and psychosocial factors by depression in children
| Factor | Level | Total (n) | Depression n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychosocial Factors | |||
| Domestic violence | No | 1314 | 109 (8.3%) |
| Yes | 273 | 27 (9.9%) | |
| Family history of mental illness | None | 1175 | 104 (8.8%) |
| First Degree relative | 156 | 15 (9.6%) | |
| Other relative | 256 | 17 (6.6%) | |
| Experience of war trauma | No | 1023 | 75 (7.3%) |
| Yes | 564 | 61 (10.8%) | |
| Parents alive | Yes | 1069 | 47 (4.4%) |
| No | 518 | 89 (17.2%) | |
| History of mental illness (attendance at facility) | No | 1517 | 132 (8.7%) |
| Yes | 70 | 4 (5.7%) | |
| Psychiatric disorder/Problems | |||
| Anxiety disorder syndrome | No | 1164 | 59 (5.1%) |
| Yes | 423 | 77 (18.2%) | |
| Psychotic disorder syndromes | No | 1563 | 126 (8.1%) |
| Yes | 24 | 10 (41.7%) | |
| Suicidality | No | 1502 | 81 (5.4%) |
| Yes | 85 | 55 (64.7%) | |
| Alcohol and substance abuse disorders | No | 1565 | 130 (8.3%) |
| Yes | 22 | 6 (27.3%) | |
| Motor disorder syndromes | No | 1574 | 129 (8.2%) |
| Yes | 13 | 7 (53.8%) | |
| Behavioral & developmental disorder syndromes | No | 1508 | 128 (8.5%) |
| Yes | 79 | 8 (10.1%) | |
| Eating disorders | No | 1576 | 130 (8.2%) |
| Yes | 11 | 6 (54.6%) | |
| Number of DSM disorders | 0 | 1056 | 41 (3.9%) |
| 1 | 445 | 57 (12.8%) | |
| 2 or more | 86 | 38 (44.2%) | |
| Emotional distress (assessed by SDQ scores) | Non-case (SDQ < 16) | 918 | 45 (4.9%) |
| Case (SDQ ≥ 16) | 669 | 91 (13.6%) |