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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the cohort sample

From: Group problem solving therapy for perinatal depression in primary health care settings in rural Uganda: an intervention cohort study

  N % Median (IQR) PHQ-9 score χ or U p
Age (years)
 18–20 37 24.2 8 (6–10) 0.983 0.805
 21–25 36 23.5 8.5 (7–10)
 26–30 51 33.3 8 (7–10)
  > 30 29 19.0 8 (7–10)
Trimester at recruitment
 Second 86 56.2 8 (7–10) −0.808 0.419
 Third 67 43.8 8 (7–10)
Marital status
 No partner 32 20.9 8 (7–12) 1.241 0.215
 Has a partner 121 79.1 8 (7–10)  
Educational level
 Uneducated/illiterate 53 34.6 9 (7–10) 0.357 0.836
 Primary school 72 47.1 8 (7–10)  
 Secondary school 28 18.3 8.5 (7–10)  
Employment
 Not employed 104 68.0 9 (7–10) 2.260 0.024
 Employed 49 32.0 8 (7–9)  
Household food insecurity
 No 127 83.0 8 (7–10) −2.111 0.035
 Yes 26 17.0 9 (7–13)
Interpersonal violence in past year
 Physical 44 28.8 9 (7.5–11.5) −2.260 0.024
 Sexual 39 25.5 8 (7–10) −0.221 0.826
Social support (OSSS-3)
 Poor 20 13.1 9 (7–10) 0.203 0.903
 Moderate 59 38.6 9 (7–10)
 Strong 74 48.4 8 (7–10)
  1. IQR Inter-quartile range; PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire – 9 item; SD standard deviation; WHODAS WHO Disability Assessment Schedule.