Table 2.
Prevalence of Depression Among Medical Students at Makerere University (n=331)
| Depression | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | ||
| All participants | 71 (21.5) | 260 (78.5) | |
| Age, years | |||
| 18–25 | 60 (84.5) | 225 (86.5) | 0.527 |
| 26– 35 | 11 (15.5) | 32 (12.3) | |
| >36 | 0 | 3 (1.2) | |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 30 (42.3) | 103 (39.6) | 0.713 |
| Male | 41 (57.7) | 155 (59.6) | |
| Prefer not to say | 0 | 2 (0.8) | |
| Year of study | |||
| First | 15 (21.1) | 67 (25.8) | 0.043 |
| Second | 21 (29.6) | 47 (18.1) | |
| Third | 20 (28.2) | 53 (20.4) | |
| Fourth | 6 (8.5) | 49 (18.8) | |
| Fifth | 9 (12.7) | 44 (16.9) | |
| Religion | |||
| Anglican | 16 (22.5) | 74 (28.5) | 0.886 |
| Atheist/none | 2 (2.8) | 9 (3.5) | |
| Buddhist | 0 | 1 (0.4) | |
| Christian | 0 | 3 (1.2) | |
| Muslim | 9 (12.7) | 23 (8.8) | |
| Pentecostal | 12 (16.9) | 47 (18.1) | |
| Presbyterian | 0 | 1 (0.4) | |
| Roman Catholic | 27 (38) | 89 (34.2) | |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 4 (5.6) | 12 (4.6) | |
| Traditional | 1 (1.4) | 1 (0.4) | |
| Tuition funding | |||
| Government | 37 (52.1) | 152 (58.5) | 0.456 |
| NGO | 0 | 2 (0.8) | |
| Private | 30 (42.3) | 86 (33.1) | |
| Self | 4 (5.6) | 20 (7.7) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Divorced | 2 (2.8) | 2 (0.8) | 0.384 |
| Married | 2 (2.8) | 14 (5.4) | |
| Relationship | 10 (14.1) | 44 (16.9) | |
| Single | 57 (80.3) | 200 (76.9) | |
| Students worried in the past 2 weeks about | |||
| Tuition | 13 (18.3) | 31 (11.9) | 0.160 |
| Personal financial problems | 37 (52.1) | 130 (50) | 0.752 |
| Relationships | 27 (38) | 70 (26.9) | 0.068 |
| Lectures | 32 (45.1) | 68 (26.2) | 0.002 |
| Ward rounds | 19 (26.8) | 48 (18.5) | 0.123 |
| Examinations | 44 (62) | 161 (61.9) | 0.994 |
| Lacking free time | 35 (49.3) | 112 (43.1) | 0.350 |
| Long distance to school | 19 (26.8) | 64 (24.6) | 0.712 |
| Traumatic patient events at hospital | 13 (18.3) | 31 (11.9) | 0.160 |
| Academic performance | 41 (57.7) | 85 (32.7) | <0.001 |
| Chronic illness | 5 (7) | 8 (3.1) | 0.127 |
| Major life event | 7 (9.9) | 21 (8.1) | 0.632 |