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Table 2 Depressive symptoms in relation to socio demographic characteristics (N191)

From: Incidence of depressive symptoms among sexually abused children in Kenya

 

CDI score

BDI score

Mean

p-value

Mean

p-value

Gender

 Male

22.3

0.624

29.0

0.867

 Female

21.5

27.7

Attending school

 Yes

21.5

0.667

27.1

0.002

 No

19.5

43.0

School level

 Primary

21.7

0.579

26.2

0.190

 Secondary

20.2

29.2

Have parents

 Both mother and father

22.0

0.575

26.7

0.018

 Only mother

20.3

27.8

 Only father

20.1

49.0

 None

26.0

31.0

Parents marital status

 Married

20.7

0.001

26.3

0.141

 Separated

25.9

29.8

 Divorced

18.5

31.0

 Others

19.1

33.1

Who do you live with

 Good samaritan

20.0

< 0.0001

49.0

< 0.0001

 Care giver

20.8

25.6

 Guardian

27.7

32.7

 Others

.

41.0