# Childhood Depression Prediction in Malawi
## Overview
This project examines the determinants of childhood depression among children in Malawi using survey-based child, maternal, and household variables.
## Methods
- Data cleaning and preprocessing
- Feature engineering
- Logistic Regression
- CatBoost
- Threshold tuning
- SHAP and permutation importance
## My Contribution
- Data cleaning
- Model checking
- Result interpretation
## Data Availability
The dataset is not included in this repository due to access and reuse restrictions.
## Repository Structure
- `report/`: final report