Research Article
Prevalence and Severity of Depression and Its Association with Substance Use in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia
Table 1
Association between depression and sociodemographic variables in Jimma town, Southwest Ethiopia (
).
| | Variables | | Depression | | value | | | Total,
(%) | Yes,
(%) | No,
(%) |
| | Sex | Male | 290 (49.1) | 81 (27.9) | 209 (72.1) | | | | Female | 300 (50.9) | 90 (30.0) | 210 (70.0) | 31.00 | 0.001 |
| | Age | 18–24 | 183 (63.1) | 33 (18.0) | 150 (82.0) | | | | 25–34 | 188 (31.9) | 48 (24.5) | 140 (74.5) | | | | 35–44 | 102 (17.3) | 33 (32.4) | 69 (67.6) | 36.46 | 0.000 | | 45–54 | 62 (10.5) | 26 (41.9) | 36 (58.1) | | | | ≥55 | 55 (9.3) | 31 (56.4) | 24 (43.6) | | |
| | Marital status | Single | 242 (41.0) | 61 (25.2) | 181 (74.8) | | | | Married | 312 (52.9) | 84 (23.9) | 228 (73.1) | 38.59 | 0.000 | | Divorced | 16 (2.7) | 9 (56.2) | 7 (43.8) | | | | Widowed | 20 (3.4) | 17 (85.0) | 3 (15.0) | | |
| | Occupation | Merchant | 213 (36.1) | 51 (23.9) | 162 (76.1) | | | | Employed | 61 (10.3) | 21 (34.4) | 40 (65.6) | | | | Unemployed | 56 (9.5) | 18 (32.1) | 38 (67.9) | 36.06 | 0.000 | | Housewife | 134 (22.7) | 55 (41.0) | 79 (59.0) | | | | Students | 102 (17.3) | 15 (13.8) | 94 (86.2) | | | | Others | 24 (4.1) | 11 (64.7) | 6 (35.3) | | |
| | Educational status | Illiterate | 45 (7.6) | 29 (64.4) | 16 (35.6) | | | | 1° School | 140 (23.7) | 49 (35.0) | 91 (65.0) | | | | 2° School | 207 (35.1) | 50 (27.1) | 151 (72.9) | 29.47 | 0.000 | | Certificate | 38 (6.4) | 11 (28.9) | 27 (71.1) | | | | Diploma | 84 (14.2) | 12 (14.3) | 72 (85.7) | | | | Degree plus | 76 (12.9) | 14 (18.4) | 62 (81.6) | | |
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Farmers, pension.
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