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. 2017 Dec 1;23:1085. doi: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v23i0.1085

TABLE 2.

Associations between socio-demographic and clinical factors and total depressive scores on the Edinburgh Depression Scale.

Characteristics Total depressive scores mean ± s.d. p
HIV status 0.0001*
Infected 10.43 ± 3.46
Uninfected 6.77 ± 3.13
Planned pregnancy 0.87
Yes 8.06 ± 4.60
No 8.23 ± 3.55
Highest level of education 0.55
Secondary school 8.06 ± 3.74
University 8.53 ± 3.67
Employment status 0.09
Employed 8.55 ± 3.34
Unemployed 7.08 ± 4.61
Relationship status 0.65
Single 8.26 ± 3.65
Married 7.63 ± 4.53

s.d., standard deviation.

*

, Result significant at p = 0.0001