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. 2018 May 3;3(3):e000625. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000625

Table 1.

Psychological and social ill-health of women by country and for all countries combined (total number of women assessed n=11 454)

Category India Pakistan Kenya Malawi Total
Number of women 2099 3287 3145 2923 11 454
Psychological morbidity (%)
 EPDS≥10 19.3 41.6 12.3 15.6 22.9
 Thoughts of self-harm 15.6 29.8 4.5 10.1 15.2
 EPDS≥10 and/or thoughts of self-harm 19.8 47.3 13.5 16.4 25.1
Social morbidity (%)
 Domestic violence
  Any domestic violence
HITS score>4
Husband and/or family 39.7 56.0 21.7 18.2 33.9
Husband 38.6 37.4 18.3 13.6 26.3
Family 10.1 31.8 6.0 12.5 15.8
  Significant
  domestic violence
HITS score>10
Husband and/or family 6.1 21.7 3.2 4.7 8.9
Husband 5.1 12.5 2.4 3.0 6.0
Family 2.7 7.5 0.5 2.6 3.4
 Substance misuse
  Use of alcohol, sedatives, inhalants, tobacco in last 3 months 2.7 0.2 2.0 1.7 6.5
  Intervention required (ASSIST score>4) 0.8 1.5 1.4 2.8 1.7
  Domestic violence and/or substance misuse 40.3 60.2 25.0 19.8 36.6

ASSIST, Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test; EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; HITS, Hurt, Insulted, Threatened, Screamed at.