Table 3 Proportion of participants and the prevalence of mental distress by residence and background characteristics

Age

15–19

338

18.0

12.1

480

18.5

11.8

818

18.3

11.9

20–24

362

19.3

13.3

464

17.9

12.3

826

18.5

12.7

25–29

290

15.5

16.2

391

15.1

15.5

681

15.2

15.8

30–39

387

20.6

15.8

614

23.7

15.3

1001

22.4

15.5

40–49

242

12.9

13.9

351

13.6

14.2

593

13.3

14.0

Sex

Male

822

43.8

13.6

1042

40.2

11.5

1864

41.7

12.4

Female

1055

56.2

15.4

1547

59.8

15.4

2602

58.3

15.4

Number of years in school

0–6

867

46.7

16.1

195

7.5

23.8

1062

23.8

17.5

7

406

21.8

14.8

254

9.8

22.8

660

14.9

17.9

8–9

301

16.2

14.0

472

18.3

16.2

773

17.4

15.3

10–11

93

5.0

15.2

410

15.9

11.5

503

11.3

12.2

>12

194

10.4

8.3

1250

48.4

10.2

1444

32.5

9.9

Ever married

Single

538

33.3

13.6

481

18.6

13.9

1019

22.8

13.7

Married

1079

66.7

15.1

2102

81.4

13.8

3181

71.2

14.2

Wealth index

Low

503

79.3

17.4

820

75.5

26.0

1323

76.9

19.1

Medium

101

15.9

15.1

210

19.3

17.3

311

18.1

15.8

High

30

4.7

10.6

56

5.2

12.4

86

5.0

12.1

HIV

Negative

1621

86.4

13.7

2122

82.0

12.2

3707

83.8

12.9

Positive

256

13.6

20.2

467

18.0

21.2

716

16.2

20.8