Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics (%)
Variables
 All sitesa
 KNH
 Embu
 Kiambu
 Kikuyu
 Kajiado
 Kibera
 Makindu
 Naivasha
 Magadi
 Karuri
Age (years)
 2,770
 1,801
 177
 161
 200
 61
 33
 123
 89
 82
 43
18 to 30
 52.4
 49.6
 55.3
 56.8
 59.0
 52.5
 70.50
 53.00
 61.60
 68.00
 74.4
31 to 45
 28.6
 29.1
 33.7
 26.5
 27.5
 18.1
 26.40
 29.10
 49.20
 23.20
 18.5
46 to 60
 13.9
 16.0
 7.3
 10.0
 10.0
 21.8
 2.90
 11.20
 11.00
 5.60
 6.9
61 to 75+
 5.1
 5.3
 4.7
 6.9
 4.0
 8.1
 0
 38.0
 3.3
 0
 0
Sex
 2,759
 1,795
 175
 161
 200
 61
 33
 123
 86
 82
 43
Male
 46.3
 44.7
 43.4
 65.4
 48.4
 66.7
 51.5
 37.3
 30.2
 46.5
 50
Female
 53.7
 55.3
 56.6
 34.6
 51.6
 33.3
 48.5
 62.7
 69.8
 53.5
 50
Religion
 2,692
 1,753
 170
 157
 198
 57
 30
 119
 84
 81
 43
Christian
 94.9
 96.2
 100.0
 89.9
 99.0
 73.7
 74.2
 88.5
 96.5
 89.7
 100.0
Others
 5.0
 3.8
 0
 10.1
 1.0
 24.0
 25.8
 11.5
 3.3
 10.4
 0
Marital status
 2,696
 1,765
 163
 160
 193
 60
 32
 117
 81
 82
 43
Single
 34.8
 34.7
 41.3
 29.2
 35.8
 41.9
 57.6
 25.0
 41.0
 27.8
 41.9
Married
 60.9
 62.1
 53.6
 61.5
 60.6
 43.3
 39.3
 68.3
 46.6
 69.9
 58.1
Education levelb
 2,770
 1,801
 177
 161
 200
 61
 33
 123
 89
 82
 43
None
 3.1
 7.3
 5.3
 11.8
 4.5
 31.1
 0
 13.4
 7.5
 17.6
 4.5
Primary
 31.6
 29.4
 38.7
 24.6
 43.0
 27.9
 2.9
 81.9
 58.1
 23.6
 27.3
Secondary
 41.6
 41.4
 41.3
 42.0
 8.5
 27.9
 55.8
 3.1
 30.1
 38.6
 52.7
Tertiary
 23.7
 21.9
 14.7
 21.6
 44.0
 13.1
 38.1
 1.6
 4.3
 20.5
 15.9
Occupation
 1,381
 550
 129
 135
 193
 53
 23
 102
 73
 83
 40
Gainful Employment
 66.4
 71.2
 44.2
 54.8
 60.1
 77.4
 78.3
 45.1
 60.3
 48.2
 42.5
Farmer
 22.3
 16.4
 44.2
 28.1
 13.5
 13.2
 0
 50.0
 27.4
 9.6
 2.5
Housewife
 3.9
 4.4
 2.3
 5.2
 7.8
 3.8
 4.3
 2.9
 9.6
 26.5
 12.5
Student
 3.3
 4.3
 3.1
 8.1
 17.1
 3.8
 4.3
 2.0
 2.7
 4.8
 10.0

Figures in bold type indicate total values.

aSee Figure 1 for site description; bPrimary = 1 to 8 years of formal education, Secondary = 1 to 4 years of post-primary education, Tertiary = post-secondary, vocational or university education.

KNH, Kenyatta National Hospital.

Ndetei et al. Annals of General Psychiatry 2009 8:1   doi:10.1186/1744-859X-8-1
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