Table 1 Comparison of depression levels before the COVID-19 pandemic and during the 2021 Tet holiday outbreak among study participants
Depression levels | % (95% CI) | % difference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before COVID-19 pandemic | During the 2021 Tet holiday outbreak | p-value* | Absolute | Relative | ||
Normal/minimal (0–4) | 77.1 (74.4–79.7) | 50.9 (47.7–54) | < 0.001 | − 26.2 | 0.7 | |
Mild (5–9) | 18.8 (16.5–21.4) | 30.7 (27.9–33.7) | < 0.001 | 11.9 | 1.6 | |
Moderate (10–14) | 2.3 (1.5–3.4) | 10 (8.3–12.1) | < 0.001 | 7.7 | 4.3 | |
Moderately severe (15–19) | 1.3 (0.8–2.3) | 5.9 (4.5–7.6) | < 0.001 | 4.6 | 4.5 | |
Severe (20–27) | 0.5 (0.2–1.2) | 2.5 (1.6–3.6) | < 0.001 | 2 | 5 | |