The influence of caregiver depression on adolescent mental health outcomes: findings from refugee settlements in Uganda

Table 1 Descriptive statistics, by site

	Kiryandongo N = 218						Adjumani N = 245						Difference between sites
	n	%	Mean	Std. Dev.	Min	Max	n	%	Mean	Std. Dev.	Min	Max	p
Adolescent’s gender													0.591
Male	112	51.4					132	53.9
Female	106	48.6					113	46.1
Household’s socio-economic status ^a													0.001
Low	33	15.1					18	7.4
Medium	106	48.6					101	41.6
High	79	36.2					124	51.0
Adolescent is currently living with at least one biological parent	103	47.3					186	75.9					0.000
Adolescent has high levels of symptoms of anxiety disorder (SCARED > = 4)	109	50.0					31	12.7					0.000
Adolescent has high levels of symptoms of depression (MFQ > = 10)	95	43.6					76	31.0					0.005
Adolescent’s age	218		14.7	1.5	13	17	246		14.5	1.4	13	17	0.129
Adolescent’s exposure to violence – number of types^b	218		0.8	0.9	0	3	231		0.6	0.8	0	3	0.031
Caregiver depression score (HSCL-25)^c	218		2.1	0.5	1	3.7	246		1.8	0.4	1	4	0.000

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