Table 1.

Runyoro and Luganda Translations of the Personal Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and item means (range= 0–3)

Originala by Kroenke et al [14]		Luganda Translationb (n=672)	M (SD)	Runyoro Translationc (n=2297)	M (SD)
Over the last two weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?		Muwiiki ebiri eziyise, mirundi emeeka bino ebizibu wamanga gye bibadde okutawanyamu?		Mu wiiki ibiri ezihingwire, mirundi eingaha binu hansi y’ebikutalibanize?
1	Little interest or pleasure in doing things	Obutanyumirwa oba okusanyusibwa mukukola ebintu eby’enjawulo	0.52 (0.73)	Obutasikirizibwa oba okwegonza n’okora ebintu ebyabulikiro	0.47 (0.65)
2	Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless	Okubeera omunakuwavu oba omwenyamivu oba ng’owulira obulamu tebukyalina makulu	0.52 (0.74)	Okwenoba rundi okunakuhara rundi okuhulira nti obwomezi tibukyakugasa	0.38 (0.63)
3	Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much	Obuzibu mu kufuna otulo, oba mu kwebaka ekimala; oba okwebaka nnyo	0.50 (0.81)	Okulemererwa okufuna oturo, rundi okubyama mali; rundi okubyama ekihinguraine	0.57 (0.71)
4	Feeling tired or having little energy	Okuwulira obukowu oba okubeera n’amanyi amatono	0.76 (0.79)	Okuhulira obujwahi rundi okuhura otayina mani/oba amani gatoito	0.78 (0.71)
5	Poor appetite or overeating	Obutawomerwa/obutayagala byakulya oba okwagala okulya ennyo	0.47 (0.77)	Obutenda kulya rundi okulya munno	0.53 (0.70)
6	Feeling bad about yourself – or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down	Okwekyawa mubulamu bwo - oba okweraba ng’atakyali wamugaso munsi; nga olaba olemeredwa mubyonna, nabafamile tebakyakulabawo	0.24 (0.61)	Okwenoba rundi okuhulira olemerirwe rundi okuhulira nti famire yawe oginagirize	0.22 (0.49)
7	Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television	Obuzibu mukusaayo omwoyo mu by’okola okugeza nga okusoma e mpapula z’amawulire oba okulaba TV	0.20 (0.53)	Okulemererwa okutayo omutima rundi omwoyo mu bintu by’okora tugambe nka okusoma empapura z’amahulire rundi okurora TV	0.31 (0.62)
8	Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed. Or the opposite – being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual	Okutambula oba okwogera empola ennyo n’abantu abalala ne bakiraba. Oba okuba nga toterera mukifo kimu, okwata kano ne kali era nga otambula tambula nnyo odda eno odda eri okusinga bulijjo	0.17 (0.50)	Okurubata mpora rundi okubaza mpola muno n’abantu nibakyetegereza rundi okutatekana mukicweka kimu, n’ogyakunu nakuli ekitali kyabulikiro	0.22 (0.51)
9	Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way	Okulowoza nti wandibadde bulungi nsinga offudde oba okulowooza okwetusaako obulumi (obuvune) mungeri yonna	0.06 (0.31)	Okutekereza nti hakiri offa, rundi okugonza okwebonesa rundi okugonza okwehikyaho oburumi bwona	0.09 (0.32)

M=mean, SD= standard deviation

^aResponse options in English: 0=not at all, 1=several days, 2=more than half the days, 3=nearly every day

^bResponse options in Luganda: 0=nedda, 1=enakku ezimu, 2=enakku ezisinga obungi, 3=kumpi buli lunaka

^cResponse options in Runyoro: 0=busaho, 1= ebiro ebimu, 2= ebiro ebikusinga obwingi, 3= haihi buli kiro