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Table 3 Psychiatric disorder/problems and psychosocial factors by depression in children

From: Prevalence and risk factors of depression in childhood and adolescence as seen in 4 districts of north-eastern Uganda

Factor

Level

Total (n)

Depression n (%)

Psychosocial Factors

Β Β Β 

Domestic violence

No

1314

109 (8.3%)

Yes

273

27 (9.9%)

Family history of mental illness

None

1175

104 (8.8%)

First Degree relative

156

15 (9.6%)

Other relative

256

17 (6.6%)

Experience of war trauma

No

1023

75 (7.3%)

Yes

564

61 (10.8%)

Parents alive

Yes

1069

47 (4.4%)

No

518

89 (17.2%)

History of mental illness (attendance at facility)

No

1517

132 (8.7%)

Yes

70

4 (5.7%)

Psychiatric disorder/Problems

Β Β Β 

Anxiety disorder syndrome

No

1164

59 (5.1%)

Yes

423

77 (18.2%)

Psychotic disorder syndromes

No

1563

126 (8.1%)

Yes

24

10 (41.7%)

Suicidality

No

1502

81 (5.4%)

Yes

85

55 (64.7%)

Alcohol and substance abuse disorders

No

1565

130 (8.3%)

Yes

22

6 (27.3%)

Motor disorder syndromes

No

1574

129 (8.2%)

Yes

13

7 (53.8%)

Behavioral & developmental disorder syndromes

No

1508

128 (8.5%)

Yes

79

8 (10.1%)

Eating disorders

No

1576

130 (8.2%)

Yes

11

6 (54.6%)

Number of DSM disorders

0

1056

41 (3.9%)

1

445

57 (12.8%)

2 or more

86

38 (44.2%)

Emotional distress (assessed by SDQ scores)

Non-case (SDQ < 16)

918

45 (4.9%)

Case (SDQ β‰₯ 16)

669

91 (13.6%)