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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population and differences between various diagnostic categories N (%)

From: What are the risk factors for the comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in a war-affected population? a cross-sectional community study in South Sudan

 

Overall N (%)

Depression only N (%)b Mean 95% CI

PTSD only N (%) Mean 95% CI

Comorbid N (%) Mean 95% CI

Neither PTSD nor depression N (%)

 

1200 (100%)

75 (6.4) 0. (0.05-0.08)

331 (28.1) 0.28 (0.25-0.31)

112 (9.5) 0.09 (0.08-0.11)

662 (56.1)

Sex

Male

645 (56.0)

43 (58.9) 0.07 (0.05-0.09)

168 (52.3) 0.26 (0.22-0.29)

49 (45.0) 0.08 (0.05-0.10)

385 (59.4)

Female

506 (44.0)

30 (41.1) 0.06 (0.04-0.08)

153 (47.7) 0.30 (0.26-0.34)

60 (55.0) 0.11 (0.09-0.14)

263 (40.6)

Age

18-25

308 (25.7)

21 (22.3) 0.06 (0.03-0.8)

51 (22.8) 0.27 (0.22-0.32)

18 (20.2) 0.07 (0.05-0.10)

213 (27.7)

26-35

391 (32.6)

32 (34.0) 0.06 (0.04-0.09)

67 (29.9) 0.30 (0.24-0.33)

29 (32.6) 0.10 (0.07-0.13)

251 (32.6)

36-50

395 (32.9)

31 (33.0) 0.06 (0.04-0.90)

73 (32.6) 0.26 (0.22-0.31)

35 (39.3) 0.11 (0.08-0.14)

249 (32.4)

> 50

89 (7.4)

9 (9.6) 0.10 (0.04-0.17)

22 (9.8) 0.31 (0.22-0.41)

6 (6.7) 0.07 (0.02-0.12)

52 (6.8)

Marital status

Single

320 (26.7)

18 (19.1) 0.05 (0.03-0.08)

49 (21.9) 0.28 (0.23-0.32)

18 (20.2) 0.06 (0.04-0.09)

230 (29.9)

Married (one wife)

559 (46.6)

44 (46.8) 0.63 (0.04-0.9)

111 (49.6) 0.28 (0.25-0.32)

39 (43.8) 0.09 (0.07-0.11)

352 (45.8)

No longer married

81 (6.8)

7 (7.4) 0.05 (0.01-0.11)

19 (8.5) 0.31 (0.22-0.41)

4 (4.5) 0.09 (0.03-0.15)

50 (6.5)

Living in polygamous marriage

215 (17.9)

25 (26.6) 0.09 (0.06-0.13)

38 (17.0) 0.25 (0.20-0.31)

26 (29.2) 0.15 (0.10-0.20)

123 (16.0)

Education

Secondary or higher

387 (32.3)

17 (18.1) 0.04 (0.02-0.06)

57 (25.4) 0.27 (0.22-0.31)

17 (19.1) 0.05 (0.28-0.74)

289 (37.6)

Primary

359 (29.9)

26 (27.7) 0.06 (0.04-0.08)

74 (33.0) 0.30 (0.24-0.33)

25 (28.1) 0.09 (0.06-0.12)

226 (29.4)

Never attended school

434 (36.2)

49 (52.1) 0.09 (0.06-0.11)

90 (40.2) 0.29 (0.25-0.33)

45 (51.6) 0.14 (0.11-0.17)

242 (31.5)

Employment

Paid work

291 (24.3)

18 (19.1) 0.053 (0.03-0.08)

55 (24.6) 0.27 (0.22-0.32)

14 (15.7) 0.06 (0.03-0.08)

196 (25.5)

Self-employment

484 (40.3)

47 (50.0) 0.08 (0.06-0.11)

72 (32.1) 0.24 (0.21-0.29)

33 (37.1) 0.10 (0.07-0.12)

320 (41.6)

Student

144 (12.0)

6 (6.4) 0.04 (0.01-0.10)

24 (10.7) 0.24 (0.14-0.34)

8 (9.0) 0.03 (0.01-0.7)

104 (13.5)

Homemaker

67 (5.6)

4 (4.3) 0.04 (0.01-0.09)

12 (5.5) 0.24 (0.14-0.34)

1 (1.1) 0.03 (0.0-0.07)

50 (6.5)

Retired

23 (1.9)

0 (0.0)-

6 (2.7) 0.24 (0.13-0.35)

2 (2.2) 0.3 (0.0-0.07)

14 (1.8)

Unemployed

111 (9.3)

8 (8.5) 0.54 (0.02-0.10)

40 (17.9) 0.50 (0.40-0.54)

24 (27.0) 0.23 (0.15-0.31)

39 (5.1)

Household monthly income in US dollars

<75

553 (46.1)

40 (42.6) 0.05 (0.03-0.07)

118 (52.7) 0.31 (0.30-0.34)

54 (60.7) 0.12 (0.09-0.15)

330 (42.9)

75-200

209 (17.4)

12 (12.8) 0.50 (0.02-0.08)

35 (15.6) 0.26(0.21-0.32)

11 (12.4) 0.06 (0.03-0.10)

143 (18.6)

200 – 350

85 (7.1)

3 (3.2) 0.35 (0.01-0.08)

18 (8.0) 0.32 (0.23-0.42)

7 (7.9) 0.83 (0.03-0.14)

56 (7.3)

> 350

29 (2.4)

0 (0.0) 0.0

3 (1.3) 0.18 (0.04-0.33)

0 (0.0) 0.0

25 (3.3)

Socioeconomic Disadvantages

Mildly/not disadvantaged

339 (37.3)

13 (3.8) 0.04 (0.02-0.06)

87 (25.7) 0.27 (0.22-0.31)

19 (5.6) 0.06 (0.03-0.80)

220 (64.9)

Moderately disadvantaged

478 (53.3)

35 (7.2) 0.07 (0.05-0.9)

141 (29.0) 0.30 (0.25-0.33)

45 (9.2) 0.09 (0.07-0.12)

266 (54.6)

Severely disadvantaged

87 (9.4)

5 (5.7) 0.05 (0.01-0.09)

28 (32.2) 0.32 (0.22-0.42)

26 (29,9) 0.30 (0.20-0.38)

28 (32.2)

Returnee

No

781 (65.1)

64 (68.1) 0.07 (0.05-0.09)

108 (48.2) 0.23 (0.20-0.26)

45 (50.6) 0.71 (0.05-0.09)

552 (71.8)

Yes

386 (32.2)

26 (27.7) 0.04 (0.02-0.07)

112 (50.0) 0.38 (0.33-0.43)

41 (46.1) 0.14 (0.10-0.17)

200 (26.0)

Setting

Rural

259 (22.2)

36 (38.3)0.14 (0.09-0.18)

43 (19.2) 0.22 (0.17-0.27)

11 (11.8) 0.05 (0.02-0.07)

169 (22.0)

Urban

917 (77.8)

58 (61.7) 0.04 (0.03-0.06)

181 (80.8) 0.30 (0.27-0.33)

78 (88.2) 0.10 (0.09-0.13)

600 (78.0)