Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms Among MSM (n=735)

A dataset of 735 records examines factors linked to depressive symptoms among men who have sex with men (MSM). It was authored by Usman Ali and last updated on May 14, 2026. The data is provided in an XLS format and is licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Use Cases

• Identify risk factors for depression based on demographic and behavioral variables.
• Train predictive models for depressive symptom screening based on survey responses.
• Conduct statistical analysis of mental health correlates within the MSM population.

Strengths

• Contains 735 survey records, providing a substantive sample size.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for open reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 17:45:32; freshness should be verified.