Factors Affecting Non-Adherence among Patients Diagnosed with Unipolar Depression in a Psychiatric Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Kolkata, India

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents (𝑁=239).

Sociodemographic characteristics	𝑁=239	%	Men	%	Women	%
Sex
Men	63	26.4
Women	176	73.6
Age (years)
18–30	55	23.0	14	22.2	41	23.3
31–40	71	29.8	16	25.4	55	31.2
41–50	67	28.0	20	31.7	47	26.7
51–60	46	19.2	13	20.7	33	18.8
Religion
Hindus	102	42.7	38	60.3	64	36.4
Muslims	137	57.3	25	39.7	112	63.6
Marital Status
Single (Never married)	17	7.1	11	17.5	6	3.4
Married	173	72.4	47	74.5	126	71.6
Widow/er	35	14.6	3	4.8	32	18.2
Separated	14	5.9	2	3.2	12	6.8
Education (in completed years)
No education (0)	93	38.9	14	22.2	77	43.8
Some education (1–10)	124	51.9	36	57.2	90	51.1
Higher education (>10)	22	9.2	13	20.6	9	5.1
Occupation
Unemployed	21	8.8	16	25.4	5	2.8
Housewife/household chores	145	60.7	5	7.9	140	79.5
Irregular employment	29	12.1	18	28.6	11	6.3
Regular employment	21	8.8	14	22.2	7	4.0
Agricultural work	11	4.6	9	14.3	2	1.1
Others (cooks, maids, etc.)	12	5.0	1	1.6	11	6.3
Residence
Rural	128	53.6	31	49.2	97	55.1
Peri-urban	38	15.9	12	19.0	26	14.8
Urban	73	30.5	20	31.7	53	30.1
Family type
Nuclear	185	77.4	49	77.8	136	77.3
Joint/extended	42	17.6	12	19.0	30	17.0
Others	12	5.0	2	3.2	10	5.7
Per capita income (INR;₹)
Below 2500	74	30.9	1	1.6	1	0.6
2500–4000	69	28.9	19	30.2	53	30.1
Above 4000–6000	43	18.0	17	27.0	52	29.5
Above 6000	53	22.2	17	27.0	36	20.5