Mental health, quality of life, and nutritional status of adolescents in Dhaka, Bangladesh: Comparison between an urban slum and a non-slum area

How community physical, structural, and social stressors relate to mental health in the urban slums of Accra, Ghana

“…A handful of studies in developing countries have examined the relationship between slum residence and mental health. However, they rarely focus on sub-Saharan Africa or examine how specific facets of the social and structural environment (e.g., crime, disorder, joblessness, social capital) influence mental health (Ezpeleta et al, 2007;Gruebner et al, 2012;Izutsu et al, 2006;Parkar et al, 2012;Puertas et al, 2006;. There are significant regional variations in the cultural meanings of mental health, comfort about expressing symptoms indicative of mental health disorders, and stigma surrounding mental health disorders (Abas and Broadhead, 1997;Barke et al, 2011;Bass et al, 2007;de Menil et al, 2012;.…”

“…Numerous studies and reports have uncovered that these poor urban communities experience high rates of communicable (e.g., HIV) and, non-communicable diseases (e.g., respiratory disease, waterborne diseases, diabetes, stroke), injuries, and premature death (Ali, 2010;Butala et al, 2010;Kyobutungi et al, 2008;Sverdlik, 2011). The growing awareness that mental illness, particularly depression, is a tremendous contributor to the growing burden of disease worldwide, and especially in developing regions (Bird et al, 2010;Gupta et al, 2010;Izutsu et al, 2006;Lund et al, 2010;Prince et al 2007), suggests that improving wellbeing among slum dwellers, a charge of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), requires significantly more attention to mental health outcomes than the few existing studies have given.…”

“…Slum communities are characterized by lacking infrastructure, insufficient sanitation, poor quality housing, overcrowding, joblessness, social mistrust, disorder, and crime (Izutsu et al, 2006;UN-HABITAT, 2006). A sizeable body of literature from the developed world evidences that routine exposure to these community-based stressors can contribute to mental health problems (Aneshensel and Sucoff, 1996;Haney, 2007;Kawachi and Berkman, 2001;Latkin and Curry, 2003;Mirowsky, 2009, 2001;Silver et al, 2002).…”

Quality of life: case study of Dhaka, Bangladesh

“…However, there is very little research done on quality of life in Dhaka. Izutsua et al [15] conducted a study aims to clarify the quality of life, mental health, and nutritional status of adolescents in Dhaka city. Few studies were conducted on quality of life of elder people in rural areas [16][17][18] and quality of life of workers [19,20] but no study has been conducted on urban quality of life.…”

Qualidade de vida de adolescentes modelos profissionais

“…Um desses estudos mostra a comparação da qualidade de vida, saúde mental, estado nutricional de adolescentes em Dhaka, Bangladesh, que viviam em favelas ou não. Por meio do WHOQOL-BREF pode-se perceber pior qualidade de vida devido às condições ambientais (Izutsu, Tsutsumi, Islam, Kato, Wakai, & Kurita, 2006). O estudo de Chen e Yao (2010) observou que o processo de construção da identidade pessoal estava associado a uma boa qualidade de vida; práticas educativas parentais à qualidade de vida dos jovens (Zimmermann, Eisenmann & Fleck, 2008).…”