Prevalence of depression and its associated factors among patients attending primary care settings in the post-conflict Northern Province in Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Summary of the sample characteristics of respondents (n = 12,841)

Variable	Number	(%)
Age group (years)
18-24	1475	11.5
25-34	3025	23.6
35-49	3888	30.3
50-64	3019	23.5
65 and above	1434	11.2
Sex
Male	5578	43.4
Female	7263	56.6
Nature of employment
Govt./Semi govt. paid employee	1071	8.3
Private sector paid employee	595	4.6
Employer	857	6.7
Own account worker	3197	24.9
Contributing to family enterprise	7121	55.5
District
Jaffna	4930	38.4
Kilinochchi	3392	26.4
Mannar	509	4.0
Mullaitivu	4010	31.2
Disabilities^a
Seeing
No difficulty	10478	81.6
Difficult or not possible	2363	18.4
Hearing
No difficulty	11840	92.2
Difficult or not possible	1001	7.8
Walking
No difficulty	10636	82.8
Difficult or not possible	2205	17.2
Cognition
No difficulty	11758	91.6
Difficult or not possible	1083	8.4
Self-care
No difficulty	12697	98.9
Difficult or not possible	144	1.1
Communication
No difficulty	12687	98.8
Difficult or not possible	154	1.2
Total	12,841	100

Govt. government; DH divisional hospital; PMCU primary medical care unit.
^aThose responded difficult or not possible at all are considered as having disability.

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