Table 2. Severity of depression according to Public Health Questionnaire-9 among students and practitioners.
Diagnosis | Total score | Students ( n = 168) |
Practitioners ( n = 167) |
Total
(n = 335) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Minimal depression | 4 below | 21 (12%) | 30 (18%) | 51 (15%) |
Mild depression | 5–9 | 57 (34%) | 63 (38%) | 120 (36%) |
Moderate depression | 10–14 | 45 (27%) | 37 (22%) | 82 (24%) |
Severe depression | 15 above | 45 (27%) | 36 (22%) | 81 (24%) |
Depression | 10 and above | 90 (53%) | 73 (43%) | 163 (48%) |
No depression | Below 10 | 79 (48%) | 94 (57%) | 173 (53%) |