Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants included in the study (N = 916), Gondar town, Ethiopia, 2018
Variable/category | Risk of depression | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Had depression (n = 63), n (%) | No depression (n = 853), n (%) | Total n = 916, n (%) | p-value | |
Mothers’ age |  |  |  | 0.707 |
 18–24 | 20 (31.8) | 271 (31.8) | 291 (31.8) |  |
 25–34 | 37 (58.7) | 524 (61.4) | 561 (61.2) |  |
  > =35 | 6 (9.5) | 58 (6.8) | 64 (7.0) |  |
 Mean(±SD) | 26.9 (±5.2) | 26.5(±4.5) | 26.5(±4.5) |  |
Household monthly income | Â | Â | Â | 0.057 |
 Low | 40 (63.5) | 409 (48.0) | 449 (49.0) |  |
 Medium | 19 (30.2) | 355 (41.6) | 374 (40.8) |  |
 High | 4 (6.3) | 89 (10.4) | 93 (10.2) |  |
Monthly income (Mean(±SD) | 2753 (±2160) | 3551.4(±3006) | 3496.5(±2962.3) |  |
Mothers’ education |  |  |  | 0.024 |
 No formal education | 12 (19.1) | 106 (12.4) | 118 (12.9) |  |
 Grade 1–8 | 13 (20.6) | 221 (25.9) | 234 (25.6) |  |
 Grade 9–12 | 31 (49.2) | 316 (37.1) | 347 (37.8) |  |
 Diploma and above | 7 (11.1) | 210 (24.6) | 217 (23.7) |  |
Mothers’ occupation |  |  |  | 0.016 |
 Home duties | 42 (66.7) | 612 (71.7) | 654 (71.4) |  |
 Student | 2 (3.2) | 13 (1.5) | 15 (1.6) |  |
 Government employee | 4 (6.3) | 125 (14.7) | 129(14.1) |  |
 Self-employee | 15 (23.8) | 103 (12.1) | 118 (12.9) |  |
Mothers’ religion |  |  |  | 0.848 |
  Orthodox | 51 (80.9) | 683 (80.1) | 734 (80.1) |  |
  Muslim | 11 (17.5) | 162 (19.0) | 173 (18.9) |  |
  Protestant | 1 (1.6) | 8 (0.9) | 9 (1.0) |  |
Mothers’ marital status |  |  |  | 0.001 |
 Single | 5 (7.9) | 11 (1.3) | 16 (1.8) |  |
 Married | 54 (85.7) | 826 (96.8) | 880 (96.1) |  |
 Divorced | 1 (1.6) | 3 (0.4) | 4 (0.4) |  |
 Separated | 3 (4.8) | 13 (1.5) | 16 (1.7) |  |
How often partner discuss and agree on things from their own perspectives | Â | Â | 0.001 | |
 Most of the time | 13 (22.8) | 428 (51.0) | 441 (49.2) |  |
 Sometimes | 25 (43.9) | 352 (42.0) | 377 (42.1) |  |
 Rarely | 15 (26.3) | 52 (6.2) | 67 (7.5) |  |
 Never | 4 (7.0) | 7 (0.8) | 11 (1.2) |  |
Difficulty to access food for their family in the last 3Â months | Â | 0.001 | ||
 Yes | 13 (20.6) | 25 (2.9) | 38 (4.2) |  |
 No | 50 (79.4) | 828 (97.1) | 878 (95.8) |  |