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Table 4 Demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with mental health outcomes

From: Earthquake exposures and mental health outcomes in children and adolescents from Phulpingdanda village, Nepal: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Depression (mean ± SD)

PTSD (mean ± SD)

Resilience (mean ± SD)

Child’s age

 8–12

5.97 ± 3.53*

7.64 ± 5.86

30.83 ± 2.26

 13–17

7.50 ± 3.42

8.88 ± 5.56

31.65 ± 2.81

Child’s gender

 Male

5.81 ± 2.88

7.85 ± 4.75

30.78 ± 2.39

 Female

7.23 ± 3.90

8.40 ± 6.43

31.49 ± 2.61

Household’s marital status

 Married

6.56 ± 3.50

8.18 ± 6.00

31.05 ± 2.61

 Other

7.00 ± 4.12

8.00 ± 2.89

32.14 ± 1.46

Household identified religion

 Hindu

6.61 ± 3.59

8.46 ± 5.90

31.15 ± 2.62

 Other

6.23 ± 3.38

6.13 ± 4.01

31.38 ± 1.85

Household identified ethnicity

 Upper caste

7.36 ± 3.23*

9.52 ± 5.31

31.08 ± 2.94

 Relatively advantaged Janajatis

4.48 ± 2.38

5.25 ± 3.75

31.38 ± 2.22

 Disadvantaged Janajatis

6.80 ± 3.01

7.00 ± 4.52

31.60 ± 1.84

 Other

7.91 ± 4.93

10.36 ± 8.24

30.73 ± 2.65

Highest level of education in household

 Illiterate/none/no response

6.78 ± 3.95

8.24 ± 6.34

31.14 ± 2.45

 Primary or higher

6.36 ± 2.90

8.04 ± 4.80

31.24 ± 2.67

Household identified occupation

 Farmer

6.58 ± 3.17

7.83 ± 5.29

31.38 ± 2.55

 Other

6.77 ± 5.49

10.11 ± 7.91

30.00 ± 2.06

Monthly household income (Nepali rupees)

 ≤ 10 k or no response

6.85 ± 3.94

8.76 ± 5.73

31.33 ± 2.13

 > 10 k

6.34 ± 3.07

7.48 ± 5.74

31.00 ± 2.93

Household size

 ≤ 3

6.50 ± 2.93

7.13 ± 3.68

31.88 ± 2.03

 4–5

6.83 ± 3.84

8.73 ± 6.60

31.50 ± 2.24

 ≥ 6

6.38 ± 3.45

7.79 ± 5.18

30.54 ± 2.92

  1. *p-value < 0.05