Prevalence of Deperession and Associted Factors Among Medical and Surgical out Patients In Dessie Referal Hospital, North Eastern Amahara, Ethiopia, 2017
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2017-01
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Addis Ababa University
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Back ground: Depression is a mental disorder that persuasive in the world and affects us all. It
affects up to 50.6% in medical settings out patients in Ethiopia. While the disorder can be
reliably diagnosed and treated in primary care, it’s unrecognized and under managed (0 %
detection rate in some medical settings).
Objective: To assess the prevalence and associated factors of
depressions among adult in
patients in medical and surgical outpatient departments in Dessie referral hospital, north eastern,
Ethiopia, 2017
Methods: An institution based cross-sectional study was conducted from 10-15 March 2017 at
Dessie referral hospital and comprised patients in the Medical and Surgical outpatient
departments at the time. The sample size was determined using a single population proportion
formula. Participants were selected using systematic random sampling techniques. The calculate
sample size was 424 adult patients. The prevalence of depression was assessed using Patient
Health Qurstionnaire-9. Descriptive statics, bivariate and multivariate were performed using
SPSS 20.
Results: Among the 414 study participants, 214(51.7%) were males. The mean age of the
respondents was 39.01 (SD± 16) years. In this study, female were 2 times more likely to
experience depression compared with male P=0.012 [AOR=1.926, 95% CI: 1.152, 3.221)] and
Participants who were divorced and widowed were 3 times more likely to have depression as
compared with participants who were married P = 0.03[AOR=3.076, 95% CI: 1.114,8.490)].
Conclusion and recommendation: The prevalence of depression among patients in medical and
surgical OPDs in Dessie referral hospital was relatively high (39.1%). Depression had
statistically significant association with age, sex, marital status, occupational status, chronic
illness, substance use and family history of mental illness. The major implication of these study
findings on the health system is the importance of ensuring support to primary health care
services for early detection and referral of depression.
Key words: Depression; Prevalence; Associated factors; Medical and Surgical out patients.
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Depression, Prevalence, Associated factors, Medical and Surgical out patients