Table 2. Distribution of depressive symptoms by socio-demographic and economic characteristics.
EPDS>9 | EPDS≤9 | |||
n | % | n | % | |
Age group | ||||
<20 years | 7 | 21.2 | 26 | 78.8 |
20–34 years | 49 | 15.8 | 262 | 84.2 |
>34 years | 5 | 15.6 | 27 | 84.4 |
Parity | ||||
First | 24 | 15.4 | 132 | 84.6 |
Second | 14 | 12.5 | 98 | 87.5 |
Third or more | 23 | 21.3 | 85 | 78.7 |
Ethnicity | ||||
Sinhalese | 54 | 15.3 | 298 | 84.7 |
Tamil/Moor | 7 | 29.2 | 17 | 70.8 |
Family type | ||||
Nuclear | 26 | 13.6 | 165 | 86.4 |
Extended | 35 | 18.9 | 150 | 81.1 |
Main economic activity of the family | ||||
Professionals/business/administrative | 3 | 12.0 | 22 | 88.0 |
Other professionals/technical | 7 | 14.9 | 40 | 85.1 |
Security services | 18 | 17.6 | 84 | 82.4 |
Skilled manual workers | 21 | 17.4 | 100 | 82.6 |
Unskilled manual workers | 12 | 14.8 | 69 | 85.2 |
Highest level of education | ||||
Up to grade 5 | 3 | 25.0 | 9 | 75.0 |
Up to grade 10 | 27 | 15.9 | 143 | 84.1 |
Passed O/L | 18 | 17.5 | 85 | 82.5 |
Passed A/L | 10 | 14.1 | 61 | 85.9 |
University degree | 3 | 16.7 | 15 | 83.3 |
Per-capita income | ||||
<$1 | 8 | 23.5 | 26 | 76.5 |
$1–$2 | 15 | 15.2 | 84 | 84.8 |
>$2 | 34 | 15.2 | 190 | 84.8 |
Distribution of EPDS score by none of the factors were significant (test statistics not shown).