Table 2.
Mental health outcomes, percentage and frequency distribution by gender and for the total sample
| Total Sample (n = 304) | Male (n = 69) | Female (n = 235) | Chi-Square Tests Gender diff | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | X2 | p | |
| General psychological distress (GHQ-12) | 31.56 | .000 | ||||||
| Normal range | 78 | 25.7 | 35 | 50.7 | 43 | 18.3 | ||
| Mild distress | 34 | 11.2 | 6 | 8.7 | 28 | 11.9 | ||
| Distress | 69 | 22.7 | 14 | 20.3 | 55 | 23.4 | ||
| Severe psychological distress | 123 | 40.5 | 14 | 20.3 | 109 | 46.4 | ||
| Depressive symptoms and anxiety (PHQ-4) | 13.88 | .003 | ||||||
| Normal | 47 | 15.5 | 19 | 27.5 | 28 | 11.9 | ||
| Mild | 134 | 44.1 | 32 | 46.4 | 102 | 43.4 | ||
| Moderate | 61 | 20.1 | 11 | 15.9 | 50 | 21.3 | ||
| Severe | 62 | 20.4 | 7 | 10.1 | 55 | 23.4 | ||
| Depressive Symptoms (PHQ-2) | 4.6949 | .030 | ||||||
| Normal range | 168 | 55.3 | 46 | 66.7 | 122 | 51.9 | ||
| Depressive symptoms | 136 | 44.7 | 23 | 33.3 | 113 | 48.1 | ||
| Anxiety (GAD-2) | 0.7591 | .383 | ||||||
| Normal range | 149 | 49.0 | 37 | 53.6 | 112 | 47.7 | ||
| Anxiety symptoms | 155 | 51.0 | 32 | 46.4 | 123 | 52.3 | ||
Bold highlights significant differences based on gender