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Table 8 Univariable associations between mental wellbeing (WEWMBS) and individual characteristics in the adult sample

From: Swahili translation and validation of the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) in adolescents and adults taking part in the girls’ education challenge fund project in Tanzania

Adult Survey Participants

 

n (%)

Mean

S.d

LQT (n)

LQT (%)

Odds Ratio of LQT score

P-value Chi-2

UQT (n)

UQT (%)

Odds Ratio of UQT score

p-value chi-2

Sex

 Female

459 (79.97)

55.47

8.68

135

29.4

1.00 (Reference)

0.067

116

25.3

1.00 (Reference)

0.190

 Male

115 (20.03)

57.74

6.58

24

20.9

0.63 (0.39, 1.04)

 

36

31.3

1.35 (0.86, 2.11)

 

Age group

 15–19 years

73 (12.72)

52.41

10.74

29

39.7

1.00 (Reference)

0.005

13

17.8

1.00 (Reference)

0.517

 20–24 years

162 (28.22)

54.47

9.22

56

34.6

0.80 (0.45, 1.42)

 

42

25.9

1.62 (0.81, 3.24)

 

 25–29 years

75 (13.07)

56.57

7.60

19

25.3

0.51 (0.26, 1.04)

 

19

25.3

1.57 (0.71, 3.46)

 

 30–34 years

160 (27.87)

57.79

6.72

34

21.3

0.41 (0.22, 0.75)

 

47

29.4

1.92 (0.96, 3.82)

 

 35–39 years

79 (13.76)

57.47

6.44

14

17.7

0.33 (0.16, 0.69)

 

24

30.4

2.01 (0.93, 4.34)

 

 40 + years

25 (4.36)

56.76

6.98

7

28.0

0.59 (0.22, 1.59)

 

7

28.0

1.79 (0.62, 5.18)

 

Role

 Learner Guide

304 (52.96)

54.65

9.48

102

33.6

1.00 (Reference)

0.004

77

25.3

1.00 (Reference)

0.676

 Teacher Mentor

90 (15.68)

57.03

6.64

18

20.0

0.50 (0.28, 0.87)

 

23

25.6

1.01 (0.59, 1.74)

 

 Teacher

180 (31.36)

57.51

6.54

39

21.7

0.55 (0.36, 0.84)

 

52

28.9

1.20 (0.79, 1.81)

 

Location

 Rural

443 (77.18)

55.64

8.45

135

30.5

1.00 (Reference)

0.006

111

25.1

1.00 (Reference)

0.155

 Urban

131 (22.82)

56.88

7.94

24

18.3

0.51 (0.31, 0.83)

 

41

31.3

1.36 (0.89, 2.09)

 

Education

 No Higher Education

286 (49.83)

54.38

9.53

99

34.6

1.00 (Reference)

0.000

69

24.1

1.00 (Reference)

0.203

 Some Higher Education

288 (50.17)

57.45

6.64

60

20.8

0.50 (0.34, 0.72)

 

24.13

28.8

1.27 (0.88, 1.85)

 

Self-Reported Health

 Excellent

185 (32.23)

59.74

6.28

18

9.7

1.00 (Reference)

0.000

73

39.5

1.00 (Reference)

0.000

 Very good

87 (15.16)

57.30

7.63

17

19.5

2.25 (1.10, 4.63)

 

24

27.6

0.58 (0.34, 1.02)

 

 Good

264 (45.99)

53.58

8.49

105

39.8

6.13 (3.55, 10.57)

 

49

18.6

0.35 (0.23. 0.54)

 

 Fair to Poor

38 (6.62)

50.47

9.31

19

50.0

9.28 (4.17, 20.66)

 

6

15.8

0.29 (0.11, 0.72)

 

Main Occupation

 Teacher

266 (46.34)

57.20

6.68

60

22.6

1.00 (Reference)

0.009

73

27.4

1.00 (Reference)

0.765

 Professional

26 (4.53)

58.35

7.19

3

11.5

0.45 (0.13, 1.54)

 

8

30.8

1.18 (0.49, 2.82)

 

 Skilled Non Manual

100 (17.42)

55.71

8.19

30

30.0

1.47 (0.88, 2.46)

 

25

25.0

0.88 (0.52, 1.49)

 

 Skilled Manual

111 (19.34)

53.00

10.12

44

39.6

2.25 (1.40, 3.63)

 

24

21.6

0.73 (0.43, 1.23)

 

 Unskilled

10 (1.74)

56.30

9.36

3

30.0

1.47 (0.37, 5.86)

 

3

30.0

1.13 (0.29, 4.50)

 

 Other

61 (10.63)

54.90

10.38

19

31.2

1.55 (0.84, 2.87)

 

19

31.2

1.20 (0.65, 2.19)