Epidemiological Study on Common Mental Disorders Among Married Women in Rural Puducherry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15797283 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Krithiga Sivakumar (0000-0002-1961-3144, Stanley Medical College, corresponding author), Vishnu Sundar Ramachandran (Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Pages | 11078-11090 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Health Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2550-696X • E-ISSN: 2550-6978 |
| Publisher | Universidad Tecnica de Manabi (PUBLISHER • EC) |
| DOI | 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns5.11335 |
| OpenAlex | W4295872992 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
Context/Background: Common Mental Disorders, are non psychotic affective disorders (depressive and anxiety disorders). These disorders predominantly occur in women, is a serious public health problem. Majority of these are either undiagnosed or not satisfactorily treated. In most of the low- and middle-income countries, the idea of primary care for mental health is yet to be understood. Aims/Objectives: We undertook this study to estimate the prevalence of common mental disorders among ever married women in rural Puducherry, and to assess the associated risk factors Methodology: This cross-sectional study included 900 ever- married women in Bahour - a rural Puducherry between March 2015 and May 2016. Subjects were interviewed with semi-structured questionnaire & General health Questionnaire-12 using Bimodal scoring. Chi-square test and multiple logistic regression was done. p value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Prevalence of common mental disorders was 11.4%. Age < 20 years, being Widowed/divorced/separated, being Pre obese women/obese, having adverse pregnancy outcome and physical abuse were identified as risk factors. Conclusions: The preliminary estimate prevalence of this disorder which was found to be high. Further research is needed to identify various other factors that influence the mental health of women
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| Highly cited | No |