Table 2.
Contribution of CES- DC (19,20) items towards the burden of depression among the orphaned children in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
| Item description |
Children orphaned by AIDS (COA) N (% of total, 199) |
Children orphaned by other reasons (COO) N (% of total, 198) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not at all | A little | Some | A lot | Not at all | A little | Some | A lot | |
| I was bothered by things that usually don’t bother me. |
30 (15.1%) |
17 (8.5%) |
57 (28.6%) |
95 (47.4%) |
91 (46.0%) |
26 (13.1%) |
63 (31.8%) |
18 (9.1%) |
| I did not feel like eating, I wasn’t very hungry. |
55 (27.6%) |
21 (10.6%) |
54 (27.1%) |
69 (34.7%) |
98 (49.5%) |
34 (17.2%) |
50 (25.3%) |
16 (8.1%) |
| I wasn’t able to feel happy, even when my friends tried to help me feel better. |
57 (28.6%) |
23 (11.6%) |
50 (25.1%) |
69 (34.7%) |
131 (66.2%) |
21 (10.6%) |
35 (17.7%) |
11 (5.6%) |
| I felt like I was worse than the other kids. |
88 (44.2%) |
40 (20.1%) |
20 (10.1%) |
51 (25.6%) |
27 (13.6%) |
36 (18.2%) |
15 (7.6%) |
120 (60.6%) |
| I felt like I couldn’t pay attention to what I was doing. |
45 (22.6%) |
23 (11.6%) |
52 (26.1%) |
79 (39.7%) |
97 (49.0%) |
30 (15.2%) |
53 (26.8%) |
18 (9.1%) |
| I felt down and unhappy. |
28 (14.1%) |
25 (12.6%) |
53 (26.6%) |
93 (46.7%) |
71 (35.9%) |
43 (21.7%) |
50 (25.3%) |
34 (17.2%) |
| I felt like I was too tired to do things. |
36 (18.1%) |
37 (18.6%) |
62 (31.2%) |
64 (32.2%) |
120 (60.6%) |
26 (13.1%) |
40 (20.2%) |
12 (6.1%) |
| I felt like something good was going to happen. |
72 (36.2%) |
42 (21.1%) |
33 (16.6%) |
52 (26.1%) |
41 (20.7%) |
59 (29.8%) |
45 (22.7%) |
53 (26.8%) |
| I felt like things I did before didn’t work out right. |
41 (20.6%) |
28 (14.1%) |
63 (31.7%) |
67 (33.7%) |
108 (54.5%) |
20 (10.1%) |
50 (25.3%) |
20 (10.1%) |
| I felt scared.* |
31 (15.6%) |
15 (7.5%) |
54 (27.1%) |
99 (49.7%) |
74 (37.6%) |
44 (22.3%) |
45 (22.8%) |
34 (17.3%) |
| I didn’t sleep as well as I usually do.* |
47 (23.6%) |
36 (18.1%) |
74 (37.2%) |
42 (21.1%) |
114 (57.9%) |
33 (16.8%) |
34 (17.3%) |
16 (8.1%) |
| I was happy.* |
53 (26.6%) |
35 (17.6%) |
51 (25.6%) |
60 (30.2%) |
69 (35.0%) |
51 (25.9%) |
54 (27.4%) |
23 (11.7%) |
| I was more quiet than usual.* |
38 (19.1%) |
42 (21.1%) |
62 (31.2%) |
57 (28.6%) |
102 (51.8%) |
40 (20.3%) |
36 (18.3%) |
19 (9.6%) |
| I felt lonely, like I didn’t have any friends.* |
69 (34.7%) |
27 (13.6%) |
43 (21.6%) |
60 (30.2%) |
136 (69.0%) |
7 (3.6%) |
28 (14.2%) |
26 (13.2%) |
| I felt like kids I know were not friendly or that they didn’t want to be with me.* |
66 (33.2%) |
28 (14.1%) |
41 (20.6%) |
64 (32.2%) |
140 (71.1%) |
17 (8.6%) |
25 (12.7%) |
15 (7.6%) |
| I had a good time.* |
49 (24.6%) |
44 (22.1%) |
48 (24.1%) |
58 (29.1%) |
63 (32.0%) |
63 (32.0%) |
47 (23.9%) |
24 (12.2%) |
| I felt like crying.* |
21 (10.6%) |
9 (4.5%) |
53 (26.6%) |
116 (58.3%) |
75 (38.1%) |
28 (14.2%) |
53 (26.9%) |
41 (20.8%) |
| I felt sad.* |
16 (8.0%) |
9 (4.5%) |
54 (27.1%) |
120 (60.3%) |
52 (26.4%) |
30 (15.2%) |
74 (37.6%) |
41 (20.8%) |
| I felt people didn’t like me.* |
73 (36.7%) |
51 (25.6%) |
47 (23.6%) |
28 (14.1%) |
145 (73.6%) |
11 (5.6%) |
28 (14.2%) |
13 (6.6%) |
| It was hard to get started doing things.* | 40 (20.1%) | 28 (14.1%) | 60 (30.2%) | 71 (35.7%) | 121 (61.4%) | 28 (14.2%) | 37 (18.8%) | 11 (5.6%) |
*Data not available for one child orphaned due to other reasons other than AIDS.