The Validity and Reliability of the Sinhala Translation of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and PHQ-2 Screener

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">Cases</td><td align="center">Controls</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">PHQ-2 positive</td><td align="center">61</td><td align="center">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left">PHQ-2 negative</td><td align="center">15</td><td align="center">73</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Sensitivity and specificity of the PHQ-2 screener.

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Table 3: The Validity and Reliability of the Sinhala Translation of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and PHQ-2 Screener 