Depression among Females in AL-Sader city, Baghdad, Iraq. | ||
| Journal of the Faculty of Medicine | ||
| Article 1, Volume 59, Issue 3, September 2017, Pages 231-233 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hadeel M. Jasim; Besma M. Ali; Eman A. Al-Kaseer; Jawad AL-Diwan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Literature documented that depression is a sequlae of exposure to wars and widespread violence. In Iraq, high figures of depression were published. Objectives: To report on prevalence of depression among women in high crowded area, Al-Sader city, Baghdad. Method: A total of 440 females were included in this study. There were selected randomly from relatives of patients accompanied them in attending to primary health care centers. Beck –Depression Inventory (BDI)-II was used to assess depression. Demographic data were requested, too. Result: The prevalence of depression was 68.4%. Old age women, divorced and widows were determinants of depression. Education and crowding index (socioeconomic status) were not obvious determinants of depression. Conclusion: High prevalence of depression was observed. Keywords: depression, Al-Sader city, wars, violence, Iraq | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Depression; Sader city; wars; Violence; Iraq | ||
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