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Table 1 Percentages met threshold for depression and AUD

From: Prevalence and correlates of depression and alcohol use disorder among adults attending primary health care services in Nepal: a cross sectional study

 

Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample

Percentages met threshold

N

%

Depression % (N)

Alcohol Use Disorder % (N)

Sex

 Male

504

34.2

11.3 (57)

19.8 (100)

 Female

970

65.8

19.6 (190)

1.1 (11)

Age

 Up to 24

250

17.0

10.8 (27)

4.4 (11)

 25–59

1034

70.1

17.2 (178)

7.6 (79)

 60 and above

190

12.9

22.1 (42)

11.1 (21)

Education

 Not schooling

235

15.9

36.6 (86)

9.4 (22)

 Literate/less than primary

295

20.0

21.1 (62)

6.4 (19)

 Primary

312

21.2

11.2 (35)

9.9 (31)

 Secondary

546

37.1

10.6 (58)

6.8 (37)

 College /University

86

5.8

7.0 (6)

2.3 (2)

Marital status

 Single

126

8.5

10.3 (13)

7.1 (9)

 Married

1245

84.5

15.9 (198)

7.3 (91)

 Others (widow/divorced/separated)

103

7.0

34.9 (36)

10.8 (11)

Caste/Ethnicity

 Brahman/Chhetri

723

49.0

14.4 (104)

3.6 (26)

 Janajati

327

22.2

14.1 (46)

11.6 (38)

 Dalit

349

23.7

24.6 (86)

12.6 (43)

 Others

75

5.1

14.7 (11)

5.3 (4)

Religion

 Hindu

1249

84.7

17.6 (218)

6.5 (81)

 Buddhist

179

12.2

12.3 (22)

16.2 (29)

 Others

46

3.1

15.2 (7)

2.2 (1)

Occupation

 Agriculture

906

61.5

17.0 (154)

6.3 (57)

 Service/Business

150

10.2

11.3 (17)

10.0 (15)

 Unemployed

307

20.8

13.7 (42)

3.9 (12)

 Others

111

7.5

30.6 (34.0)

24.3 (27)

Number of family members

 1–4

575

39.0

18.1 (104)

6.6 (38)

 5–7

685

46.5

15.9 (109)

7.2 (49)

 More than 7 people

214

14.5

15.9 (34)

11.2 (24)

Family income sufficient to manage foods for the period of

 Up to six months

122

8.3

36.1 (44)

9.8 (12)

 6–9 months

248

16.8

22.6 (56)

8.1 (20)

 9–12 months or more

1104

74.9

13.3 (147)

7.2 (7.9)

Total

1474

 

16.8 (247)

7.5 (111)