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Table 1 Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)-II suicidal symptoms according to sociodemographic characteristics, n (%)

From: Suicidality and depression among adult patients admitted in general medical facilities in Kenya

 

BDI-II score

Total

P value

 

0

1

2

3

  

Age in years:

      

18 to 20

247 (85.5%)

36 (12.5%)

3 (1%)

3 (1%)

289 (10.4%)

NS

21 to 25

533 (90.8%)

45 (7.7%)

6 (1.0%)

3 (0.5%)

587 (21.1%)

 

26 to 30

530 (89.8%)

54 (9.2%)

2 (0.3%)

4 (0.7%)

590 (21.2%)

 

31 to 45

701 (88.6%)

80 (10.1%)

6 (0.8%)

4 (0.5%)

791 (28.5%)

 

46 to 60

351 (91.1%)

25 (6.5%)

6 (1.6%)

3 (0.8%)

385 (13.9%)

 

61 to 75

104 (92.0%)

8 (7.1%)

0 (0%)

1 (0.9%)

113 (4.1%)

 

>75

23 (92%)

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

25 (0.9%)

 

Total

2,489 (89.5%)

249 (9.0%)

24 (0.9%)

18 (0.6%)

2,780 (100%)

 

Sex:

      

Male

1,148 (89.4%)

116 (9.0%)

12 (1%)

8 (0.6%)

1,284 (46.2%)

NS

Female

1,341 (89.6%)

133 (8.9%)

12 (0.8%)

10 (0.7%)

1,496 (53.8%)

 

Total

2,489 (89.5%)

249 (9.0%)

24 (0.9%)

18 (0.6%)

2,780 (100%)

 

Religion:

      

Christian

2,293 (89.9%)

217 (8.5%)

22 (0.9%)

15 (0.7%)

2,547 (91.6%)

χ2 = 38.765, df = 12, P < 0.000

Muslim

87 (82.8%)

15 (14.3%)

1 (1%)

2 (1.9%)

105 (3.8%)

 

Catholic

89 (92.7%)

6 (6.3%)

0 (0%)

1 (1%)

96 (3.5%)

 

Hindu

2 (50%)

2 (50%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

4 (0.1%)

 

Others

18 (57.1%)

9 (32.1%)

1 (3.8%)

0 (0%)

28 (1.0%)

 

Total

2,489 (89.5%)

249 (9%)

24 (0.9%)

18 (0.6%)

2,780 (100%)

 

Marital status:

      

Single

863 (88.3%)

99 (10.1%)

10 (1%)

5 (0.6%)

977 (35.1%)

χ2 = 48.453, df = 18, P < 0.000

Married

1,499 (91.0%)

129 (8.8%)

11 (0.7%)

8 (0.5%)

1,647 (59.2%)

 

Polygamous

33 (84.6%)

5 (12.8%)

0

1 (2.7%)

39 (1.4%)

 

Cohabiting

14 (77.7%)

3 (16.7%)

1 (5.6%)

0 (0%)

18 (0.6%)

 

Separated

55 (86.0%)

6 (9.3%)

1 (1.6%)

2 (3.1%)

64 (2.3%)

 

Divorced

20 (69.0%)

6 (20.7%)

1 (3.4%)

2 (6.9%)

29 (1.0%)

 

Widowed

5 (83.3%)

1 (16.7%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

6 (0.2%)

 

Total

2,489 (89.5%)

249 (9%)

24 (0.9%)

18 (0.6%)

2,780 (100%)

 

Level of education:

      

None

83 (94.3%)

5 (5.7%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

88 (3.2%)

NS

Primary

831 (89.6%)

81 (8.7%)

8 (0.9%)

7 (0.8%)

927 (33.3%)

 

Secondary

1,025 (88.7%)

112 (9.7%)

9 (0.8%)

9 (0.8%)

1,155 (41.5%)

 

College

458 (90.3%)

43 (9.5%)

5 (1.3%)

1 (0.2%)

507 (18.2%)

 

University

92 (89.3%)

8 (7.8%)

2 (1.9%)

1 (1%)

103 (3.7%)

 

Total

2,489 (89.5%)

249 (9%)

24 (0.9%)

18 (0.6%)

2,780 (100%)

 
  1. BDI-II scores: 0 = I do not have thoughts of killing myself; 1 = I have thoughts of killing myself, but I'd not carry them out; 2 = I'd like to kill myself; 3 = I'd kill myself if I had a chance. Education: primary = 1 to 8 years of formal education; secondary = 9 to 12 years of formal education; college and university = post secondary education.
  2. df = degrees pf freedom; NS = not significant.
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Annals of General Psychiatry

ISSN: 1744-859X