Table 3.
The Sociodemographic Distribution of the Participants and Its Association with Depression (N = 234)
| Variable | Category | Depression Level | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimal | Mild | Moderate | M. Severe | Severe | |||
| Gender | Male | 9 (7.89) | 26 (22.81) | 37 (32.46) | 37(32.46) | 5 (4.39) | 0.032 |
| Female | 13 (10.83) | 12 (10.0) | 20 (16.67) | 45 (37.5) | 30 (25.0) | ||
| Age | 24–35 | 7 (21.89) | 4 (12.5) | 4(12.5) | 13(40.62) | 4(12.5) | 0.59 |
| 36–44 | 23 (30.67) | 18 (24.0) | 11(14.67) | 12 (16.0) | 11(14.67) | ||
| 45–64 | 31(30.69) | 22 (21.78) | 25 (24.75) | 14(13.86) | 9 (8.91) | ||
| Over 65 | 6 (23.08) | 4 (15.38) | 3(11.54) | 7(26.92) | 6(23.08) | ||
| Educational status | Illiterate | 4 (26.67) | 5 (33.33) | 3(20.0) | 1(6.67) | 2(13.33) | 0.046 |
| Literate | 3 (14.29) | 8(38.1) | 4 (19.05) | 4(19.05) | 2 (9.52) | ||
| Primary school | 6 (17.65) | 1(2.94) | 5(14.71) | 4(11.76) | 18 (52.94) | ||
| Secondary | 18(24.0) | 20 (26.67) | 11(14.67) | 7 (9.33) | 19 (25.33) | ||
| University | 11(12.36) | 6 (6.74) | 38 (50.67) | 17 (19.10) | 17 (19.10) | ||
| Marital status | Single | 21 (35.60) | 9 (15.25) | 6 (10.17) | 6(10.17) | 17 (28.81) | 0.012 |
| Married | 6 (4.44) | 14 (10.37) | 20 (14.81) | 45(33.33) | 50 (37.04) | ||
| Widows | 1(4.0) | 2 (8.0) | 8 (32.0) | 11(44.0) | 3 (12.0) | ||
| Divorced | 1(6.67) | 1 (6.67) | 6 (4.0) | 4 (26.67) | 3 (20.0) | ||
| Family size | 1–3 | 21(24.71) | 9 (10.59) | 8 (9.41) | 18 (21.18) | 29(34.12) | 0.003 |
| 4–6 | 4 (4.12) | 12 (12.37) | 14 (14.43) | 33 (34.02) | 34 (35.05) | ||
| Over 6 | 6 (11.54) | 5 (9.62) | 18 (34.62) | 15(28.85) | 8 (15.38) | ||
| Smoking | Yes | 33(39.29) | 19 (22.62) | 13 (15.48) | 9 (10.71) | 10 (11.90) | 0.96 |
| No | 43 (28.67) | 35 (23.33) | 31 (20.67) | 14 (9.33) | 17 (11.33) | ||
| Chronic disease | Asthma | 3 (42.86) | 1(14.29) | 1(14.29) | 1(14.29) | 1(14.29) | 0.036 |
| Cancer | 5(45.45) | 1 (9.09) | 1(9.09) | 3 (27.27) | 1(9.09) | ||
| Heart disease | 4 (30.78) | 4(30.78) | 3(23.08) | 1(7.69) | 1(7.69) | ||
| Diabetes | 30 (33.33) | 29 (32.22) | 13(14.44) | 8 (8.89) | 9 (10.0) | ||
| Liver disease | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 (100.0) | ||
| Hypertension | 28(32.56) | 23 (26.74) | 21(24.42) | 10 (11.63) | 4 (4.65) | ||
| Kidney disease | 4(15.38) | 5 (19.23) | 3 (11.54) | 3(11.54) | 11(42.31) | ||
| Employment status | Employ | 20 (9.95) | 54 (26.87) | 43 (21.39) | 38 (18.91) | 46 (22.89) | 0.028 |
| Non-Employ | 11(33.33) | 4 (12.12) | 5 (15.15) | 5 (15.15) | 8 (24.24) | ||
| Information Source about COVID-19 | T.V and radio | 10 (8.55) | 38 (32.49) | 27 (23.08) | 21 (17.95) | 21 (17.95) | 0.038 |
| Social media | 6 (6.74) | 19 (21.35) | 18 (20.22) | 21(23.60) | 25 (28.09) | ||
| Health workers | 11(39.29) | 5 (17.86) | 4 (14.29) | 3 (10.71) | 5 (17.86) | ||
| Residence | Urban | 68 (32.38) | 55 (26.19) | 40 (19.05) | 27 (12.86) | 20 (9.52) | 0.279 |
| Rural | 4 (16.67) | 5(20.83) | 3 (12.5) | 5 (20.83) | 7(29.17) | ||