| Autor: |
Tariku Mengesha, Asres Bedaso, Eyoel Berhanu, Aman Yesuf, Bereket Duko |
| Přispěvatelé: |
Mengesha, Tariku, Bedaso, Asres, Berhanu, Eyoel, Yesuf, Aman, Duko, Bereket |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Popis: |
ObjectiveThis study intended to examine the prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among inmates in Kaliti Prison Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.MethodsA facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 694 randomly selected inmates in Kaliti Federal Prison in Ethiopia. The depressive symptom was examined using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). A binary logistic regression model was fitted to identify correlates of depressive symptoms. A p value ResultThe prevalence of depressive symptoms among prisoners in the current study was 56.6% (95% CI 53.2 to 60.8). Poor social support (AOR: 3.33, 95% CI 2.03 to 5.458), personal history of mental illness (AOR=3.16, 95% CI 1.62 to 6.14), physical abuse (AOR=2.31, 95% CI 1.41 to 3.78) and comorbid chronic medical illness (AOR=3.47, 95% CI 2.09 to 5.74) were independent correlates of depressive symptoms.ConclusionOur study shows that around one in two prisoners screened positive for depressive symptoms. There should be a regular screening of depressive symptoms for prisoners, and those screened positive should be linked to proper psychiatric service for early diagnosis and treatment. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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