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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of mothers and children, stratified by maternal baseline PHQ-9 score

From: Impact of maternal depression on malnutrition treatment outcomes in older children with sickle cell anemia

Variables

Total cohort (n = 101)

Maternal Baseline PHQ-9 score < 5 (n = 75)

Maternal Baseline PHQ-9 score ≥ 5 (n = 26)

P value

Married, n (%), (n = 97)

91 (93.8)

66 (91.7)

25 (100.0)

0.334‡

Number of children in household, median (IQR)

6.0 (4.0–8.0)

6.0 (4.0–8.0)

6.5 (4.8–11.0)

0.230#

Total number of people in the household, median (IQR)

9.0 (6.5–12.0)

9.0 (6.0–11.0)

9.5 (6.8–16.2)

0.366#

Head of household education, n (%), (n = 100)

 

0.084‡

None/Primary/Jr.

Secondary

33 (33.0)

20 (27.0)

13 (50.0)

 

Sr. Secondary/OND

56 (56.0)

46 (62.2)

10 (38.5)

 

University/Professional

11 (11.0)

8 (10.8)

3 (11.5)

 

Child sex, female, n (%)

50 (49.5)

37 (49.3)

13 (50.0)

0.953*

Child age, yrs., median (IQR)

10.4 (8.8–11.6)

10.3 (8.4–11.5)

10.4 (9.6–12.2)

0.160#

Group, n (%)

 

0.953*

RUTF

50 (49.5)

37 (49.3)

13 (50.0)

 

RUTF + hydroxyurea

51 (50.5)

38 (50.7)

13 (50.0)

 

Child hemoglobin, g/dL, mean, (std. dev.)

7.4 (1.1)

7.3 (1.0)

7.6 (1.1)

0.224§

  1. # Mann-Whitney test
  2. ‡ Fisher’s exact test
  3. * Chi square test
  4. § T test
  5. PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire 9
  6. RUTF: Ready-to-use therapeutic food
  7. OND: Ordinary National Diploma