TABLE 2.

Prevalence of probable depression and depressive symptoms using PHQ-2 among the University of Witwatersrand undergraduate students (N = 908) who participated in the survey February–May 2021.

PHQ-2 questions	Categories	N	%
Overall PHQ-2 status	No probable depression	471	51.8
	Probable Depression	439	48.2
Frequency of feeling little interested or pleasure in doing things	Not at all	162	17.8
	Several days	374	41.1
	More than half the days	183	20.1
	Nearly everyday	192	21.1
Frequency of feeling down, depressed, or hopeless over the past two weeks)	Not at all	166	18.2
	Several days	411	45.1
	More than half the days	183	20.1
	Nearly everyday	151	16.6