Table 1.
Characteristics stratified by depressive symptoms1 of Mexican patients seeking care at a free primary care clinic, Tijuana, Mexico, 2013 (N = 584)
| Clinically significant depressive symptoms1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | Total | No | Yes | P-value |
| N (%) | 265 (45.4%) | 319 (54.6%) | ||
| Socio-Demographics | ||||
| Gender (female) | 157 (26.9%) | 51 (19.3%) | 106 (33.2%) | ≤0.001 |
| Mean age (SD) | 42.2 (11.7) | 42.9 (12.3) | 41.6 (11.1) | 0.201 |
| Single | 360 (61.6%) | 157 (59.2%) | 203 (63.6%) | 0.277 |
| Middle school education or higher | 323 (55.3%) | 151 (57.0%) | 172 (53.9%) | 0.459 |
| Individual-Level Factors | ||||
| Poor or fair self-rated health | 279 (48%) | 99 (37.4%) | 180 (56.4%) | ≤0.001 |
| Ever diagnosed with syphilis, chlamydia, or gonorrhea | 54 (9.3%) | 18 (6.8%) | 36 (11.3%) | 0.062 |
| HIV positive (rapid test) | 17 (2.9%) | 6 (2.3%) | 11 (3.5%) | 0.397 |
| Ever diagnosed with chronic disease | 167 (28.6%) | 67 (25.3%) | 100 (31.4%) | 0.106 |
| Used illicit drugs, past 6 months | 238 (40.8%) | 79 (29.8%) | 159 (49.8%) | ≤0.001 |
| Social Factors | ||||
| Felt rejected in Tijuana, past 6 months | 169 (28.9%) | 41 (15.5%) | 128 (40.1%) | ≤0.001 |
| Lacks friends/family in Tijuana | 193 (33.1%) | 87 (32.8%) | 106 (33.2%) | 0.919 |
| Threatened or harassed by Tijuana police/military, past 6 months | 222 (38.0%) | 81 (30.6%) | 141 (44.2%) | 0.001 |
| Traded sex, past 6 months | 77 (13.3%) | 17 (6.5%) | 60 (18.9%) | ≤0.001 |
| Ever forced to commit a sexual act | 67 (11.5%) | 12 (4.5%) | 55 (17.3%) | ≤ 0.001 |
| Ever experienced violence | 262 (44.9%) | 104 (39.2%) | 158 (49.5%) | 0.013 |
| Structural/Environmental Factors | ||||
| Ever unemployed, past 6 months | 170 (29.1%) | 77 (29.1%) | 93 (29.2%) | 0.98 |
| Homeless/unstable housing, past 6 months | 371 (63.5%) | 159 (60.0%) | 212 (66.5%) | 0.107 |
| Ever deported from the U.S. | 338 (57.9%) | 156 (58.9%) | 182 (57.1%) | 0.658 |
| Has Mexican Federal Voter Card (IFE) | 270 (46.2%) | 138 (52.1%) | 132 (41.4%) | 0.01 |
| Ever incarcerated | 383 (65.6%) | 169 (63.8%) | 214 (67.1%) | 0.402 |
1
Presence of depressive symptoms defined as 8-item PROMIS Depression short form score of ≥15