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Table 1 IDEA Nepal Qualitative Study Respondent Characteristics (n=72)

From: Adolescent perspectives on depression as a disease of loneliness: a qualitative study with youth and other stakeholders in urban Nepal

Adolescents (n = 12)

n

%

 Age (in years)

  

  10–13

2

16.7

  14–18

3

25

  19–24

7

58.3

 Gender

  Female

10

83.3

  Male

2

16.7

 Marital status

  

  Married

0

0

  Unmarried

12

100

 Depression status

  Depressed

7

58.3

  Referred to counseling

2

16.7

  Not depressed

3

25

 Caste

  

  Brahmin

7

58

  Janajati

4

33.3

  Chhetri

1

8.3

Non-adolescents (n = 60)

 Age (in years)

  20–29

10

16.7

  30–39

25

41.7

  40–49

12

20

  50 and over

8

13.3

  Not reported

5

8.3

 Gender

  Female

28

46.7

  Male

32

53.3

 Marital status

  Married

47

78.3

  Unmarried

10

16.7

  Divorced/widower

2

3.3

  Not reported

1

1.7

 Caste

  

  Brahmin

31

52

  Janajati

20

33.3

  Chhetri

6

10

  Not reported

3

5

 Occupation

  Teacher

4

6.7

  Other school worker*

6

10

  Social worker

14

23.3

  Psychiatrist/psychologist

6

10

  Other health worker

6

10

  Policy maker

6

10

  Parent/caregiver

18

30

  1. *All other non-teachers who work within the school environment; this includes headmasters, school nurses, and school counselors