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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants enrolled from 16 PHC centres in Zambia.

From: Validation of brief screening tools for depressive and alcohol use disorders among TB and HIV patients in primary care in Zambia

 

Total (N = 649)

Socio-demographics

 

   Median age (years) (IQR)

33 (28-40)

   Female (%)

286 (44.1)

   Married (%)

 

single

173 (26.6)

married

304 (46.8)

widowed

80 (12.3)

divorced

92 (14.2)

   Education (%)

 

No education

55 (8.5)

Primary

253 (39.0)

Secondary

341 (52.5)

   Employed (%)

271 (41.8)

Screening tools

 

   Median CES-D score (IQR)

19 (15-26)

   Median AUDIT score (IQR)

15 (10-23)

Median AUDIT score for Men (IQR)

16 (11-23)

Median AUDIT score for Women (IQR)

11 (5-22)

  1. The median AUDIT score was higher for men than for women (median 16 vs. 11; p = 0.04).
  2. MINI, Mini - International Neuropsychiatric Interview; IQR, inter-quartile range.