Table 2.
Percentage distribution and the prevalence of depressive symptoms and housing conditions
| Variable | Total N (%) |
Depressive symptoms | P value | |
| Not depressed n (%) |
Depressed n (%) |
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| Housing materials | ||||
| Improved | 3567 (77.80) | 1958 (79.30) | 1609 (76.04) | 0.008 |
| Unimproved | 1018 (22.20) | 511 (20.70) | 507 (23.96) | |
| Cooking fuel | ||||
| Clean fuel | 1993 (43.47) | 1156 (46.82) | 837 (39.56) | <0.001 |
| Polluting fuel | 2544 (55.50) | 1287 (52.13) | 1257 (59.40) | |
| Others | 48 (1.05) | 26 (1.05) | 22 (1.04) | |
| Type of toilet | ||||
| Toilet with seat | 603 (13.15) | 370 (14.99) | 233 (11.01) | <0.001 |
| Toilet without seat | 3982 (86.85) | 2099 (85.01) | 1883 (88.99) | |
| Running water | ||||
| Yes | 3128 (68.22) | 1729 (70.03) | 1399 (66.12) | 0.005 |
| No | 1457 (31.78) | 740 (29.97) | 717 (33.88) | |
| Shower or bath facility | ||||
| Yes | 1916 (41.79) | 1128 (45.69) | 788 (37.24) | <0.001 |
| No | 2669 (58.21) | 1341 (54.31) | 1328 (62.76) | |