Livelihood challenges of single female household heads in the Rohingya and host communities in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic

Nasar, Sameen; Nadim, A. S. M.; Raz, Saifa; Jabbar, Abdul; Hossain, Muhammad Riaz; Aktar, Bachera; Rahman, M Shafiqur; Rashid, Sabina Faiz

doi:10.1186/s12889-023-16964-2

Table 4 Depression screening and PHQ details

From: Livelihood challenges of single female household heads in the Rohingya and host communities in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic

	Rohingya Communities				Host Communities
	Single Female HH Heads		Others HH Heads		Single Female HH Heads		Others HH Heads
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Depression screening using PHQ-2
Positive ( > = 3)	194	53.59	478	72.87	103	73.05	681	77.83
Negative (3<)	168	46.41	178	27.13	38	26.95	194	22.17
Featured PHQ-9 Items
PHQ1: Interest/pleasure									PHQ2
Not at all	80	22.79	96	29.63	14	12.07	96	29.63
Several days	132	37.61	111	34.26	38	32.76	111	34.26
More than half of the days	94	26.78	66	20.37	36	31.03	66	20.37
Nearly everyday	45	12.82	51	15.74	28	24.14	51	15.74
PHQ2: Feeling down/depressed/hopeless
Not at all	52	14.81	56	17.28	9	7.76	56	17.28
Several days	135	38.46	134	41.36	41	35.34	134	41.36
More than half of days	112	31.91	84	25.93	41	35.34	84	25.93
Nearly everyday	52	14.81	50	15.43	25	21.55	50	15.43
PHQ3: Trouble sleeping
Not at all	81	23.08	99	30.56	15	12.93	99	30.56
Several days	157	44.73	121	37.35	37	31.9	121	37.35
More than half of the days	73	20.8	67	20.68	30	25.86	67	20.68
Nearly everyday	40	11.4	37	11.42	34	29.31	37	11.42
PHQ5: Poor appetite/overeating		b
Not at all	129	36.75	151	46.60	19	16.38	151	46.60
Several days	143	40.74	100	30.86	48	41.38	100	30.86
More than half of the days	55	15.67	53	16.36	34	29.31	53	16.36
Nearly everyday	24	6.84	20	6.17	15	12.93	20	6.17
PHQ6: Feeling Bad/Failure
Not at all	179	51.0	163	50.31	46	39.66	163	50.31
Several days	72	20.51	71	21.91	32	27.59	71	21.91
More than half of the days	44	12.54	42	12.96	18	15.52	42	12.96
Nearly everyday	56	15.95	48	14.81	20	17.24	48	14.81
PHQ7: Concentrating
Not at all	210	59.83	165	50.93	61	52.59	165	50.93
Several days	92	26.21	103	31.79	32	27.59	103	31.79
More than half of the days	39	11.11	40	12.35	17	14.66	40	12.35
Nearly everyday	10	2.85	16	4.94	6	5.17	16	4.94
PHQ8: Moving/Speaking slowly
Not at all	250	71.23	224	69.14	66	56.9	224	69.14
Several days	56	15.95	60	18.52	23	19.83	60	18.52
More than half of the days	20	5.7	20	6.17	15	12.93	20	6.17
Nearly everyday	25	7.12	20	6.17	12	10.34	20	6.17

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