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Table 2 Prevalence of depression stratified by target variables

From: Prevalence of depression and its associated sociodemographic factors among Iranian female adolescents in secondary schools

  

Depression Levels

 

severe

Mild&

Moderate

Normal

Score means

n

%

n

%

n

%

Estimate

C195%

p-value

Family income a

 below 500 thousand tomans (about 130 dollars)

8

72.7

2

18.1

1

9.1

−1.598

(−2.309,-.887)

.000

 500 thousand-1.5 million tomans (130–375 dollars)

111

53.1

36

17.2

62

29.6

−.377

(−.660,-.095)

.009

 1.5–2.5 million tomans (375–625 dollars)

124

51.8

41

17.1

74

30.9

−.245

(−526,-.036)

.087

 above 2.5 million tomans (> 625 dollars) (Reference category)

115

53.7

39

18.2

60

28.03

   

Mother’s education b

 below diploma

18

66.6

3

11.1

6

22.22

−.0225

(−.647,.197)

.296

 diploma

95

46.1

45

21.8

66

32.03

−.028

(−.468,.412)

.900

 associate’s degree

87

54.03

27

16.7

47

29.1

−.048

(−.486,.390)

.830

 bachelor’s degree and higher (Reference category)

158

56.6

43

15.4

78

27.9

   

Father’s education c

 below diploma

24

61.5

5

12.8

10

25.6

−.206

(−.528,.115)

.208

 diploma

73

45.9

32

20.1

54

33.9

−.100

(−.468,.267)

.593

 associate’s degree

60

52.6

20

17.5

34

29.8

.037

(−.287,.360)

.824

 bachelor’s degree and higher (Reference category)

201

55.6

61

16.8

99

27.42

   

Mother’s occupation d

 housewife

218

52.5

79

19

119

28.6

.048

(−.180,.277)

.678

 employed (Reference category)

140

54.4

39

15.1

78

30.3

   

Father’s occupation e

 unemployed

29

56.8

6

11.7

16

31.3

.155

(−.116,.425)

.262

 employed (Reference category)

329

52.8

112

18

181

29.09

   

School grade

 1

66

53.6

23

18.6

34

27.6

−.007

(−.444,.458)

.975

 2

108

51.4

37

17.6

65

30.9

−.089

(− 480,.302)

.655

 3

85

52.1

36

22

42

25.7

−.073

(−.346,.491)

.734

 Pre-university (Reference category)

99

55.9

22

12.4

56

31.6

   

Field of study f

 Mathematics

37

50

12

16.2

25

34.2

−1.137

(−1.768,-.506)

.000

 Experimental Sciences

108

47.3

39

17.1

81

35.5

−1.236

(−1.755,-.718)

.000

 Humanities

96

46.6

39

18.9

71

34.4

−1.230

(−1.755,-.706)

.000

 KVD

46

67.6

13

19.1

9

13.23

−.320

(−1.005,.364)

.359

 Technical (Reference category)

72

74.2

15

15.4

10

10.3

   

Type of school g

 public

288

56.1

80

15.5

145

28.26

.303

(.057,.549)

.016

 private (Reference category)

70

43.7

38

23.7

52

32.5

   

Place of residence h

 suburbs

165

52.7

52

16.6

96

30.67

.291

(−.014,.580)

.006

 downtown areas

193

53.11

66

18.3

101

31.46

   

Living with parents i

 both of them

289

52.2

99

17.9

165

29.8

.340

(−.114,.795)

.142

 with mother due to divorce

26

49.05

9

16.1

18

33.9

.511

(−.034,1.056)

.066

 with father due to divorce

26

63.4

5

12.1

10

24.3

.503

(−.293,1.299)

.215

 with mother due to father’s death

11

68.7

3

18.7

2

12.5

.382

(−.610,1.373)

.450

 with father due to mother’s death (Reference category)

6

60

2

20

2

20

   

R2

0.41

  1. CI Confidence interval
  2. a. below 130 dollars = 1, 130–375 dollars = 2, 375–625 dollars = 3 and > 625 dollars = 4
  3. b. below diploma = 1, diploma = 2, associate’s degree = 3 and bachelor’s degree and higher = 4
  4. c. below diploma = 1, diploma = 2, associate’s degree = 3 and bachelor’s degree and higher = 4
  5. d. housewife = 1, employed = 2
  6. e. unemployed = 1, employed = 2
  7. f. Mathematics = 1, Experimental Sciences = 2, Humanities = 3, KVD = 4, Technical = 5
  8. g. public = 1, private = 2
  9. h. suburbs = 1, downtown areas = 2
  10. i. both of them = 1, with mother due to divorce = 2, with father due to divorce = 3, with mother due to father’s death = 4 with father due to mother’s death = 5
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