Table 4 Descriptive statistics for the PHQ-9 responses in the two groups recruited on the basis of being adjudged to have high vs. low depressive symptoms in Gihembe and Kyangwali
| Â | Gihembe, Rwanda | Kyangwali, Uganda | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PHQ-9 Mean (SD) | PHQ-9: How difficult the problems have been for the participant (n) | PHQ-9 Mean (SD) | PHQ-9: How difficult the problems have been for the participant (n) | |||||||
Not difficult at all | Somewhat difficult | Very difficult | Extremely difficult | Not difficult at all | Somewhat difficult | Very difficult | Extremely difficult | |||
Full Sample (n = 100) | 8.34 (6.06) | 32 | 26 | 33 | 9 | 10.55 (6.46) | 18 | 31 | 26 | 25 |
Low depressive symptoms | 5.66 (5.04) N = 50 | 50 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 8.90 (5.41) N = 51 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
High depressive symptoms | 11.02 (5.84) N = 50 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 12 | 12.26 (7.04) N = 51 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
t-value (df) | − 4.91 (98) |  |  |  |  | − 2.68 (98) |  |  |  |  |
p | p < 0.001*** |  |  |  |  | p < 0.01** |  |  |  |  |