Predictors of depression and malnutrition among older persons attending primary healthcare centres in South Western Nigeria
| Autor: | Babatunde Akodu, Samuel Akinwunmi, Temitope Ladi-Akinyemi, Ibukunoluwa Baiyeroju, Adebayo Onajole |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Sciences, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 22-29 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2468-6859 2408-7408 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/jcls.jcls_24_22 |
| Popis: | Background: Malnutrition and depression have been found to be prevalent in the older persons and often lead to preventable adverse complications. Depression has been shown to be associated with malnutrition. This study was aimed at determining the predictors of depression and malnutrition among older persons attending selected primary health-care centers (PHC) in Kosofe local government area in Lagos, Nigeria. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out among older persons attending PHC in Kosofe local government, Lagos. A multi-stage random technique was used to select the 219 participants from the PHC centers. Data were collected using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire and analyzed using Epi Info 7.1. Chi-square was used to test the association between Socio-demographic characteristics and nutritional status, body mass index and depression, and one-way ANOVA was used to test for the association between anthropometric parameters and malnutrition. Associations were statistically significant if P < 0.05. Results: It was found that 57.9% were malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. The study showed that 47.1% of the participants were depressed. There was a significant association ( |
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