A Study on Prevalence of Depression among Adult Females in a Slum Area of Purba Barddhaman District, West Bengal
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: Depression is a leading cause of disability and the most common psychiatric disorder. This is a serious condition that can impact every area of women's life.Objectives: To assess the prevalence of depression and to find out its association with different socio-demographic characteristics amongst adult women in an urban slum of Purba Barddhaman district, West Bengal.Methods: It was a community based observational, descriptive study; cross-sectional in design; conducted in a slum area in Burdwan Municipality during April to October 2017. Females aged 18 years and above residing in the study area during the study period constituted the study population. Subjects were selected to participate in the study applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. House to house visits were conducted and data was collected using a predesigned, pretested interview schedule along with validated Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ 9) in Bengali. Collected data was compiled and analyzed in SPSS, version19 software. Chi-square test was used to examine the statistically significance association between socio-demographic characteristics with depression. Results: Prevalence of depression in the study subjects was 80.7% with mild, moderate and very severe depression being 31.6%, 40.7%, and 8.4% respectively. Occupation and type of family had statistically significant association with depression. Conclusion: Adult females in the study area were facing high burden of depressive disorders. Significant association was found between depression and occupation and type of family. Further large scale studies are recommended to strengthen the evidence generated in the current study.
Authors and Affiliations
Saumitra Adhikari, Prabha Shrivastava, Rupali Pitambar Thakur, Suman Chatterjee, Dilip Kumar Das
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