Knowledge of and attitude towards depression among urban and rural residents in Beijing: a cross-sectional study

Autor: Han Qi, Ling Zhang, Qi Zhou, Feifei Zhang, Hui Sun, Gang Wang, Lili Han, Fang Yan, Lili Shang, Anan Cong, Yanjie Zhao, Qingzhi Huang, Jingyuan Li, Shuxuan Li, Laifu Ma, Qinghua Tian
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMJ Open, Vol 14, Iss 9 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2044-6055
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083374
Popis: Objectives To compare the level of knowledge of depression, recognition ability and attitudes towards depression among urban and rural residents in Beijing.Design A cross-sectional study.Setting Six districts in Beijing, China, 2021.Participants A total of 6463 participants aged 18 years and above who had lived for more than 6 months over the last year in Beijing were selected in this study.Outcome The awareness and recognition of depression and the views of residents towards people with depression.Results A total of 2554 urban and 2043 rural residents completed the survey. Urban residents of Beijing exhibited a higher average total score on the Depression Knowledge Questionnaire [(20.4±3.3) vs (18.7±3.5), p
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