Table 2.
Percentage of population reporting depression during past 12 months, World Health Survey, 2002–03
| Variables | Bangladesh (39) | India (17.7) | Nepal (49.5) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age Mean | |||
| 18–29 | 25.2 | 17.0 | 21.6 |
| 30–39 | 11.4 | 20.9 | 21.4 |
| 40–49 | 19.3 | 20.0 | 18.2 |
| 50–59 | 18.3 | 19.5 | 14.0 |
| 60+ | |||
| p | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 66.2 | 56.3 | 66.2 |
| Male | 33.8 | 43.7 | 33.8 |
| <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Currently married | |||
| Yes | 25.7 | 21.5 | 21.0 |
| No | 74.3 | 78.5 | 79.0 |
| p | <0.001 | 0.054 | 0.005 |
| Educational attainment | |||
| Nil | 48.9 | 49.2 | 75.2 |
| Primary | 41.4 | 29.8 | 18.4 |
| Secondary | 7.9 | 14.6 | 6.0 |
| Pre-university/University | 1.9 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| p | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Job | |||
| Govt. employee | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| Private employee | 3.9 | 8.9 | 1.1 |
| Employer | 31.1 | 38.2 | 37.6 |
| Not working for payment | 63.1 | 50.3 | 59.5 |
| p | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Smoking habit | |||
| Daily | 56.4 | 58.0 | 53.0 |
| Yes. not daily | 4.8 | 4.2 | 6.5 |
| Non-smoker | 38.8 | 37.7 | 40.5 |
| p | 0.118 | <0.001 | 0.211 |
| Alcohol | |||
| No | 5.8 | 12.9 | 36.2 |
| Yes | 94.2 | 87.1 | 63.8 |
| p | 0.117 | 0.001 | 0.451 |
| Satisfaction with health | |||
| Very dissatisfied | 11.4 | 9.5 | 8.7 |
| Dissatisfied | 23.3 | 27.1 | 27.3 |
| Neither | 33.6 | 27.1 | 27.3 |
| Satisfied | 25.4 | 31.5 | 33.4 |
| Very Satisfied | 6.4 | 4.7 | 3.3 |
| <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Fruit consumption | |||
| <5 | 96.3 | 94.5 | 93.2 |
| 5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 6.7 |
| 5+ | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| p | 0.004 | <0.001 | 0.177 |
| Vegetable consumption | |||
| <5 | 86.9 | 95.7 | 97.3 |
| 5 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 5+ | 9.7 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| p | 0.156 | 0.005 | 0.139 |