Table 1 Description of study participants responding to the question on severe mental distress (SMD)
| Â | Males (N = 2,719) | Females (N = 3,959) |
|---|---|---|
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC FACTORS1 | Â | Â |
Age (years) | Â | Â |
   < 20 | 1037 (38.1%) | 1123 (28.4%) |
   20-39 | 878 (32.3%) | 1538 (38.9%) |
   40-59 | 521 (19.2%) | 877 (22.2%) |
   ≥ 60 | 283 (10.4%) | 421 (10.6%) |
Currently married | Â | Â |
   Yes | 1052 (38.7%) | 1806 (45.6%) |
Ever married | Â | Â |
   Yes | 1310 (48.2%) | 2671 (67.5%) |
Education level | Â | Â |
   Less than primary | 167 (6.2%) | 493 (12.5%) |
   Incomplete primary | 1398 (51.5%) | 1663 (42.0%) |
   Primary | 501 (18.4%) | 851 (21.5%) |
   Secondary or above | 651 (24.0%) | 949 (24.0%) |
SES score quintile | Â | Â |
   Highest | 560 (20.9%) | 919 (23.6%) |
   High | 607 (22.7%) | 856 (22.0%) |
   Middle | 517 (19.3%) | 851 (21.9%) |
   Low | 532 (19.9%) | 781 (20.1%) |
   Lowest | 458 (17.1%) | 483 (12.4%) |
BEHAVIOURAL FACTORS 2 | Â | Â |
Current regular smoker | Â | Â |
   Yes | 373 (13.7%) | 34 (0.9%) |
Ever regular smoker | Â | Â |
   Yes | 547 (20.2%) | 50 (1.3%) |
Age at first sex | Â | Â |
   < 15 | 117 (4.3%) | 343 (8.7%) |
   15-16 | 317 (11.7%) | 979 (24.8%) |
   17-18 | 521 (19.2%) | 996 (25.2%) |
   19+ | 492 (18.1%) | 354 (9.0%) |
   Does not remember | 271 (10.0%) | 305 (7.7%) |
   Never had sex | 1000 (36.8%) | 978 (24.7%) |
Partners in past year (among sexually active) | Â | Â |
   None | 328 (19.1%) | 849 (28.5%) |
   1 | 987 (57.6%) | 2073 (69.6%) |
   2+ | 398 (23.2%) | 55 (1.8%) |
Consult traditional healer | Â | Â |
   Yes | 113 (4.2%) | 235 (6.0%) |
CLINICAL INDICATORS 3 | Â | Â |
Reported severe mental distress (SMD) | Â | Â |
   Yes | 29 (1.1%) | 28 (0.7%) |
Receiving treatment for SMD | Â | Â |
   Yes | 0 (-) | 3 (10.7%) |
Reported epilepsy | Â | Â |
   Yes | 15 (0.6%) | 10 (0.3%) |
HIV serostatus | Â | Â |
   Positive | 128 (4.8%) | 269 (6.9%) |