Table 4 Prevalence of Depression and Hopelessness in the study population
Variables | Males | Females | Both Sexes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Depression | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Minimal – mild depression | 279 | 96.2 | 283 | 95.9 | 562 | 96.1 |
Moderate – moderately severe depression | 11 | 3.8 | 12 | 4.1 | 23 | 3.9 |
|  | n = 290 | n = 295 | n = 585 | |||
Hopelessness | n | % | n | % | n | % |
None to mild hopelessness | 73 | 97.3 | 74 | 92.5 | 147 | 94.8 |
Moderate to severe hopelessness | 2 | 2.7 | 6 | 7.5 | 8 | 5.2 |
|  | n = 75 | n = 80 | n = 155 | |||