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Table 5: Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms by Employment Status

Prevalent depressive symptoms in the sample
A frequency analysis was done on all the variables in the BDI assessment. The sum of

respondents who chose options from 1 to 3 was computed to identify the most prevalent
depressive symptom (table 6). Symptoms that were most prevalent in this sample included

changes in sleep pattern (77.3 per cent); sadness (73.9 per cent); punishment feelings
(70.7 per cent); guilty feelings (67.5 per cent); and self-dislike (67.5 per cent).

Table 6: Rank order of the BDI Depressive Symptoms Based on Participants’ Response

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