Recognition of depression in children in general hospital-based paediatric units in Kenya: practice and policy implications

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of children in general medical facilities* (%)

Variables	All sites (n)	KNH (n)	Embu (n)	Kiambu (n)	Kikuyu (n)	Kajiado (n)	Kibera (n)	Makindu (n)	Naivasha (n)	Magadi (n)
Age in years	408	117	27	134	24	33	23	28	12	10
11 to 13	13.7	12.9	11.5	10.3	21.7	21.3	21.7	18.5	28.5	20.0
14 to 16	56.4	58.1	57.7	57.4	56.4	63.6	56.4	40.7	28.5	40.0
17 to 18	29.9	29.1	30.7	32.4	21.7	15.1	21.7	40.7	35.7	40.0
Gender	383	111	23	128	22	31	22	24	12	10
Male	59.1	62.5	52.2	70.8	54.5	45.2	54.5	52.2	42.9	0
Female	40.9	37.5	47.8	29.2	45.5	54.8	45.5	47.8	57.1	100
Religion	396	111	25	130	24	31	22	27	11	10
Christian	93.5	95.7	96	90.9	100	87.4	100	100	69.2	100
Muslim	5.5	3.4	4	9.1	0	12.6	0	0	7.7	0
Others	1.2	0.9	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.1	0
Education level^a	395	115	27	128	24	30	22	27	12	10
College	1.3	0	0	3.1	0	0	0	3.8	0	0
Primary	39.6	49.6	66.7	18.5	45.5	40	45.5	53.9	85.7	60
Secondary	59.1	50.4	33.3	78.4	54.5	60	54.5	42.3	14.3	40

^aPrimary level = 1 to 8 years of formal education; secondary level = 1 to 4 years of post-primary education; college level = post-secondary education.
KNH = Kenyatta National Hospital.
*from Figure 1, these different facilities represent different shades of characteristics