Table 2 Rates of depression among the participants
From: Depression among attendants of the Sudanese National Association of the Blinds in Khartoum, Sudan
Variable | Depression | χ2 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
15–30 | 12.1% | 1.186 | 0.276 |
31–45 | 11.9% | ||
46 or more | 7.4% | ||
Sex | |||
Male | 10.3% | 1.186 | 0.335 |
Female | 17.2% | ||
Education | |||
Illiterate | 33.3% | 6.233 | 0.044 |
School graduate | 16.0% | ||
University graduate | 5.7% | ||
Married | |||
No | 11.4% | 0.001 | 0.997 |
Yes | 11.3% | ||
Occupation | |||
Student | 12.5% | 3.707 | 0.157 |
Worker | 7.0 % | ||
Unemployed | 17.6 % | ||
Onset of blindness | |||
Since birth | 2.8 % | 10.504 | 0.005 |
During childhood | 18.8% | ||
During adulthood | 16.3% | ||
Cause of blindness | |||
Congenital | 2.6 % | 12.840 | 0.002 |
Traumatic | 27.3% | ||
Others | 15.3% | ||