Table 1.
Description of patient characteristics, by being symptomatic (AKUADS score ⩾21) or not (AKUADS score <21) and type of health facility.
| Characteristic | Total screened (n = 3500) | Symptomatic (n = 1057) | Not symptomatic (n = 2443) | p-value | Public tertiary care hospital (n = 1395) | Private tertiary care hospital (n = 1393) | Private diagnostic and treatment centers (n = 712) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) (n = 3499) | 34.8 (15.7) | 33.1 (14.3) | 35.5 (16.2) | <0.0001 a | 33.5 (15.3) | 33.8 (15.3) | 39.2 (16.6) | <0.0001 b |
| Male sex, n (%) (n = 3499) | 1797 (51.4) | 416 (39.4) | 1381 (56.5) | <0.0001 | 675 (48.4) | 759 (54.5) | 363 (51.1) | 0.0055 |
| Education level, n (%) (n = 3478) | 0.1893 | <0.0001 | ||||||
| Primary education | 923 (26.5) | 251 (23.9) | 672 (27.7) | 305 (22.1) | 396 (28.5) | 222 (31.3) | ||
| High school education | 1311 (37.7) | 403 (38.3) | 908 (37.4) | 539 (39.1) | 508 (36.6) | 264 (37.2) | ||
| More than high school education | 107 (3.1) | 33 (3.1) | 74 (3.1) | 46 (3.3) | 44 (3.2) | 17 (2.4) | ||
| Religious education | 140 (4.0) | 44 (4.2) | 96 (4.0) | 37 (2.7) | 68 (4.9) | 35 (4.9) | ||
| No formal education | 997 (28.7) | 321 (30.5) | 676 (27.9) | 453 (32.8) | 373 (26.9) | 171 (24.1) | ||
| Public tertiary care hospital, n (%) | 1395 (39.9) | 375 (35.5) | 1020 (41.8) | <0.0001 | ||||
| Private tertiary care hospital, n (%) | 1393 (39.8) | 513 (48.5) | 880 (36.0) | |||||
| Private diagnostic and treatment centers, n (%) | 712 (20.3) | 169 (16.0) | 543 (22.2) | |||||
AKUADS: Aga Khan University Anxiety and Depression Scale.
Individuals who were symptomatic, as indicated at baseline by an AKUADS score ⩾21, were offered the mental health intervention.
Chi-square tests used unless otherwise noted.
a
t-test.
b
ANOVA.