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Table 3 Demographic characteristics (%) of the sample for rapid validation

From: Translating, contextually adapting, and pilot testing of psychosocial and mental health assessment instruments for Congolese refugees in Rwanda and Uganda

 

Gihembe Rwanda

Kyangwali Uganda

Full Sample

(n = 100)

Adjudged low levels of depressive symptoms (n = 50)

Adjudged high levels of depressive symptoms

(n = 50)

Full Sample

(n = 100)

Adjudged low levels of depressive symptoms (n = 51)

Adjudged high levels of depressive symptoms

(n = 49)

Age

42 (17.11)

44 (18.91)

40 (15.04)

37 (11.37)

34 (11.54)

39 (10.65)

Years in camp

22 (2.49)

22 (3.24)

22 (1.49)

8 (6.79)

8 (6.52)

8 (7.11)

Sex

      

 Female

72

28

44

65

34

31

 Male

28

22

6

35

17

18

Marital Status

      

 Cohabiting

1

1

0

1

1

0

 Currently Married

41

28

13

53

28

25

 Divorced

1

0

1

1

0

1

 Never married

27

15

12

12

6

6

 Separated

16

0

16

11

4

7

 Widowed

14

6

8

22

12

10

Highest level of Education

      

 No Schooling

40

20

20

37

19

18

 Primary school

25

8

17

13

15

21

 Junior High School

16

5

11

36

8

5

 Senior High School

17

15

2

5

4

1

 College/Diploma

0

0

0

6

2

4

 University

2

2

0

3

3

0

Occupation

      

 Evangelist/Pastor

2

2

0

1

0

1

 Farming

1

1

0

20

6

14

 Keeping house/homemaker

35

18

17

10

7

3

 Paid work

2

2

0

3

2

1

 Part-time jobs

4

3

1

0

0

0

 Self-employed

15

8

7

8

3

5

 Student

6

2

4

1

1

0

 Unemployed

35

14

21

57

32

25