Table 2 Prevalence of depressive symptoms

All

35.71 (30.03–36.20)

5.62 (3.90–6.89)

Social demographic

Age

<20

30.65 (24.22–37.89)

6.45 (3.53–11.26)

0.0933

20–24

37.01 (32.71–41.51)

5.82 (3.97–8.40)

25–29

27.50 (18.39–38.80)

6.25 (2.32–14.61)

30 and above

50.94 (37.00–64.75)

1.89 (0.00–11.38)

Gender

Male

33.54 (29.39–37.96)

5.35 (3.59–7.84)

0.2598

Female

39.03 (33.94–44.37)

5.13 (3.16–8.13)

Year of study

First

36.26 (29.15–43.98)

7.60 (4.28–12.92)

0.2598

Second

35.74 (29.69–42.27)

4.26 (2.18–7.92)

Third

38.33 (31.28–45.89)

5.56 (2.85–10.26)

Fourth, fifth and sixth

33.63 (27.54–40.29)

4.48 (2.29–8.33)

College

CAVS

35.00 (23.44–48.48)

6.67 (2.16–17.00)

0.0745

CAE

38.24 (30.15–46.99)

6.62 (3.26–12.55)

CBPS

34.33 (26.48–43.09)

5.22 (2.31–10.87)

CEES

42.62 (35.42–50.14)

2.73 (1.01–6.60)

CHS

14.81 (4.86–34.61)

0.00

CHSS

33.33 (28.18–38.90)

7.37 (4.83–11.00)

Marital status

Married

37.21 (27.22–48.35)

4.65 (1.50–12.13)

0.9073

Single

35.56 (32.14–39.13)

5.61 (4.12–7.58)

Religion

Christian

36.55 (32.98–40.26)

5.04 (3.58–7.00)

0.3581

Muslim

29.09 (18.02–43.09)

7.27 (2.36–18.43)

Other

33.68 (24.51–44.20)

9.47 (4.69–17.67)

Residence

On campus

35.27 (31.37–39.38)

6.70 (2.36–18.43)

0.0833

Off campus (on your own or with parents and guardians)

35.93 (30.26–42.00)

2.96 (1.38–5.98)

Family background

Wealthy/Quite well off

33.72 (29.30–38.43)

2.56 (1.35–4.67)

<0.0001

Not very well off/Quite poor

37.44 (32.75–42.37)

8.87 (6.37–12.17)

Academic performance

Excellent/Very good

37.23 (32.62–42.08)

5.97 (3.98–8.79)

0.1754

Good/Satisfactory

30.17 (25.06–35.81)

5.76 (3.50–9.24)

Not satisfactory

50.0 (18.76–81.23)

16.67 (0.87–63.52)

Alcohol usage

Alcohol use

38.9 (33.78–44.28)

5.76 (3.65–8.90)

0.2473

No Alcohol use

33.53 (29.46–37.85)

5.52 (3.78–7.98)

Binge drinking

Binge drinking

41.11 (33.92–48.69)

6.11 (3.24–10.95)

0.3160

Non-binge drinking

35.90 (27.39–45.35)

3.42 (1.10–9.04)

Tobacco usage

Tobacco use

37.63 (27.97–48.33)

13.98 (7.94–23.08)

0.0004

Non-tobacco use

33.83 (30.08–37.80)

4.50 (3.04–6.56)

Sexual behaviour

Number of partners for past 12 months

None or 1

34.15 (30.29–38.24)

4.40 (2.93–6.52)

0.0195

≥2

38.81 (33.18–44.75)

8.04 (5.28–11.98)

Consistent use of condom with partner

32.78 (28.37–37.51)

6.84 (4.71–9.79)

0.0967

Non–consistent use

38.60 (34.01–43.41)

4.42 (2.76–6.94)

Sex after drinking past 3 months

46.75 (39.09–54.55)

5.33 (2.22–9.43)

0.0066

No sex after drinking past 3 months

33.50 (29.76–37.46)

4.73 (3.73–7.52)

Ever diagnosed with STI

50.65 (39.10–62.13)

6.49 (2.42–15.15)

0.0101

Never diagnosed with STI

34.26 (30.82–37.87)

5.13 (3.69–7.07)

Ever diagnosed with HIV

57.69 (37.19–76.03)

19.23 (7.31–39.98)

<0.0001

Never diagnosed with HIV

34.58 (31.25–38.05)

4.88 (3.52–6.71)

Ever been hit by a sexual partner

56.67 (43.30–69.18)

11.67 (5.21–23.18)

<0.0001

Never been hit by sexual partner

34.05 (30.67–37.59)

4.67 (3.34–6.53)

Ever been forced to have sex

65.12 (54.00–74.87)

9.30 (4.39–18.00)

<0.0001

Never been forced to have sex

32.28 (30.11–37.10)

4.83 (3.43–6.72)

Physically abused as a child

43.24 (31.94–55.24)

13.51 (7.02–23.91)

0.0007

Never physically abused as a child

34.83 (31.41–38.40)

4.63 (3.27–6.47)

Sexually abused as a child

53.06 (38.42–67.22)

8.16 (2.65–20.48)

0.0122

Never sexually abused as a child

34.56 (31.20–38.09)

5.15 (3.73–7.01)