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Table 2 Mental Health Symptom1 Distribution (number and percentage) at Follow-up, by Group for Treatment Assignment

From: Small individual loans and mental health: a randomized controlled trial among South African adults

Symptoms

Assigned to Control

(n = 128)

Assigned to Treatment

(n = 109)

p-value for difference2

High stress symptoms

29 (22.7%)

34 (31.2%)

0.14

High depression symptoms

37 (28.9%)

26 (23.9%)

0.38

High stress, low depression

8 (6.0%)

17 (15.3%)

0.02

High depression, low stress

16 (12.0%)

9 (8.1%)

0.31

High depression & high stress

21 (15.8%)

17 (15.3%)

0.73

No depression or stress

82 (61.7%)

66 (59.5%)

0.73

  1. 1High stress symptoms defined as having a score on the Cohen Perceived Stress Scale = 75th percentile; High depressive symptoms defined as having score on the CES-D (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale) ≥ 75th percentile.
  2. 2 Tests of difference conducted using test of proportions.