Research Article
Prevalence of Depression and Its Associated Factors among Orphan Children in Orphanages in Ilu Abba Bor Zone, South West Ethiopia
Table 2
Distributions of sociodemographic characteristics and depression among orphans in orphanages of Ilu Abba Bor Zone, 2016.
| Characteristics | Category | Total (n) | Depression n () |
| District | Mettu | 151 | 34(22.5) | | Gore | 69 | 18 (26.1 ) | Age | 11–14 | 144 | 25 (17.85) | | 15–17 | 76 | 25 (32.9) | Gender | Male | 113 | 24(21.24) | | Female | 107 | 28 (27.2) | Ethnicity | Oromo | 178 | 43(24.7) | | Amhara | 17 | 4(23.53) | | Gurage | 15 | 3(20) | | Others | 10 | 2(20) | Number of siblings | 0-2 | 73 | 18 (24.7) | | 3-4 | 80 | 17 (19.8) | | 5+ | 67 | 17 (29.8) | Parent’s education | No formal education | 27 | 6 (26.1) | | Elementary (Primary) | 97 | 23 (23.7) | | Secondary | 60 | 14 (23.3) | | Higher | 36 | 9 (25) |
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