Table 3 Effect of randomized assignment to Treatment to receive a "second look" for a cash loan on having high stress symptoms, high depression symptoms, or both high depression and stress symptoms at Follow-up.1
From: Small individual loans and mental health: a randomized controlled trial among South African adults
| High stress symptoms | High depression symptoms | High depression and stress | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment |
0.64* (0.04, 1.23) |
0.78* (0.13, 1.43) |
-0.19 (-0.78, 0.40) |
-0.20 (-0.80, 0.41) |
0.03 (-0.50, 0.56) |
-0.02 (-0.57, 0.53) |
| Female gender |
0.06
(-0.57, 0.68) |
0.05
(-0.54, 0.64) |
0.19
(-0.35, 0.73) | |||
| Age, years |
-0.01
(-0.04, 0.02) |
0.01
(-0.01, 0.03) |
0.00
(-0.03, 0.02) | |||
| Education > 12 years |
0.25
(-0.53, 1.02) |
-0.33
(-1.21, 0.56) |
-1.00*
(-1.77, -0.22) | |||
| Household size |
0.11*
(0.01, 0.21) |
0.04
(-0.05, 0.13) |
0.07
(-0.01, 0.14) | |||
| Income > median |
0.28
(-0.36, 0.91) |
-0.88*
(-1.58, -0.19) |
0.14
(-0.47, 0.74) | |||
| Western Cape 2 |
-0.51
(-1.25, 0.22) |
-0.34
(-1.05, 0.38) |
-0.53
(-1.24, 0.17) | |||
| KwaZulu Natal 2 |
-0.67
(-1.40, 0.07) |
-0.05
(-0.80, 0.70) |
0.04
(-0.67, 0.74) | |||