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Table 1 Sample Characteristics

From: Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among high school adolescent girls in southern Uganda

Variable

Total Sample (N = 1260)

% (n)

Age

 14 to 15 years

56.98 (718)

 16 to 17 years

43.02 (542)

Orphan hood Status

 Orphan

17.06 (215)

 Non - orphan

82.94 (1045)

Primary Caregiver

 Biological parent

76.59 (965)

 Grandparent

11.11 (140)

 Other relative

12.30 (155)

Household size (Mean, SD)

 Number of people in HH

7.00 (2.71)

 Number of children in HH

3.49 (2.10)

 Family Assets (Mean, SD)

11.46 (3.26)