Depression and Quality of Life of People Accused of Witchcraft and Living in Alleged Witches’ Camps in Northern Ghana
Table 2
Association between sociodemographic characteristics and depression.
SDC
No depression n (%
Depression n (%)
X 2 ( value)
Age
40–49
6 (60.0)
4 (40.0)
6.96 (0.138)
50–59
21 (63.6)
12 (36.3)
60–69
35 (50.0)
35 (50.0)
70–79
61 (57.5)
45 (42.3)
≥80
23 (39.7)
35 (60.3)
∗Sex
Female
131 (50.6)
128 (49.4)
7.24 (0.007)
Male
15 (83.3)
3 (16.7)
Religion
Islam
78 (50.0)
78 (50.0)
4.40 (0.215)
Christianity
51 (54.3)
43 (45.7)
Traditional
15 (71.4)
6 (28.6)
No religion
2 (33.3)
4 (66.7)
Education
No formal education
144 (52.5)
130 (47.5)
0.91 (0.636)
Primary
1 (50.0)
1 (50.0)
Secondary
1 (100)
0 (0)
∗Marital history
Ever married
146 (54.5)
122 (45.5)
10.37 (0.001)
Never married
0 (0)
9 (100)
∗Current marital status
Married
30 (75.0)
10 (25.0)
10.91 (0.004)
Separated/divorced
31 (62.0)
19 (38.0)
Widowed
85 (48.0)
92 (52.0)
Children
∗Have biological children
141 (55.3)
114 (44.7)
8.62 (0.004)
No biological children
5 (22.7)
17 (77.3)
Children alive
138 (55.4)
3 (50.0)
0.79 (1.000)
Children dead
111 (44.6)
3 (50.0)
Employment
Not engaged in income generating work
136 (51.9)
126 (48.1)
1.23 (0.299)
Engaged in income generating work
10 (66.7)
5 (33.3)
Income
GHS 5–10
128 (54.2)
108 (45.8)
4.15 (0.124)
GHS 11–20
16 (41.0)
23 (59.0)
GHS 21–30
2 (0)
0 (0)
Health insurance
Insured (valid card)
129 (54.7)
107 (45.3)
2.44(0.130)
Not insured
17 (41.5)
24 (58.5)
∗Statistically significant at < 0.05. The bold values show the socio-demographic characteristics of participants that have a statistically significant association with depression.
