Prevalence and determinants of depressive symptoms among university students in Ghana

Asante, Kwaku Oppong; Andoh–Arthur, Johnny

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2014.09.025

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“…A recent study found that the overall prevalence of depression among students of the University of Ghana was 39.2%. Interestingly, among the significant predictors were traumatic experiences such as being forced to have sex, physically and sexually abused as a child (Oppong Asante & Andoh‐Arthur, ). This study, thus, finds support in the previous study regarding maltreatment as predictors of depression.…”

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Demographic factors, childhood maltreatment and psychological functioning among university students' in Ghana: A retrospective study

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This study retrospectively investigates the influence of child (i.e., gender), care-giver (e.g., who grew up with), household size (i.e., number of siblings grew up with) and community (i.e., rural versus urban) factors on childhood maltreatment, as well as the impacts of maltreatment on psychological functioning. A cross-sectional survey and self-report methodology is used to gather data from 300 students of the University of Ghana. The results show that being a male, growing up in rural areas, living with more than 3 siblings in the same household and being raised by both biological parents have significant main effects on childhood maltreatment. Analyses of the interaction effects show that living with more than 5 siblings in a rural household with "other" parents (i.e., non-biological parents) has a significant effect on physical abuse. Furthermore, males from rural households consisting of more than 3 siblings and who did not grow up with both biological parents endorsed significantly more physical abuse and physical neglect, compared with the females. With respect to the psychological outcome, childhood maltreatment significantly predicts and account for significant variance in depression (34%), self-efficacy (18%) and life satisfaction (22%). The findings and the implications of the study are briefly discussed.

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“…The scale is adjusted down to a base of zero (range of 0-30) and a score of ≥10 is used to define depressive symptoms. This cutoff was used in previous studies using the CES-D10 in African settings [20-22]. …”

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Effects of a Large-Scale Unconditional Cash Transfer Program on Mental Health Outcomes of Young People in Kenya

Kilburn¹,

Thirumurthy²,

Halpern³

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Journal of Adolescent Health

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Purpose This study investigates the causal effect of Kenya's unconditional cash transfer program on mental health outcomes of young people. Methods Selected Locations in Kenya were randomly assigned to receive unconditional cash transfers in the first phase of Kenya's Cash Transfer Program for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (CT-OVC). In intervention Locations, low-income households and those with OVCs began receiving monthly cash transfers of $20 in 2007. In 2011, four years after program onset, data were collected on the psychosocial status for youth aged 15-24 from households in intervention and control Locations (N=1960). The primary outcome variable was an indicator of depressive symptoms using the 10-question Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D10). Secondary outcomes include Hope and physical health measures. Logistic regression models that adjusted for individual and household characteristics were used to determine the effect of the cash transfer program. Results The cash transfer reduced the odds of depressive symptoms by 24 percent among young persons living in households that received cash transfers. Further analysis by gender and age revealed that the effects were only significant for young men and were larger among men aged 20-24 and orphans. Conclusions This study provides evidence that poverty targeted unconditional cash transfer programs, can improve the mental health of young people in low-income countries.

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“…There is relatively high agreement for physical health conditions when self-reported, compared to using a medical record review [55]. The depression index was measured in the survey using a short version of the depression scale from the Epidemiological Research Center (CES-D10), which has been used in previous studies [45,[56][57][58]. We used Stata 13.0 to clean and analyze the data.…”

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The Impact of Social Support on the Health of the Rural Elderly in China

Bai

Bian

Zhang

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With the dramatic trend of global aging, the physical and mental health of the rural elderly has attracted significant attention. Social support plays an important role in improving the health of the elderly. However, assessing the impact of social support on the physical and mental health of the elderly is challenging in rural China. This paper analyzes the impact of social support on the physical and mental health of the Chinese rural elderly based on data collected from households and village cadres. Probit, Oprobit, and ordinary least squares (OLS) are used to estimate these effects. The results show that 24.3% of the rural elderly are in bad physical health, and 32.9% of them are depressed. Physical and mental health is worse among the female elderly and among those who are in western provinces. Having pensions, taking care of grandchildren, and communicating with children by telephone are shown to significantly improve the mental health of the rural elderly. The government could promote the mental health of the rural elderly by improving public health services, increasing pensions, providing free mobile phones to elderly people in poverty, and advocating that the younger generation provide emotional support.

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Prevalence and determinants of depressive symptoms among university students in Ghana

Cited by 88 publications

References 30 publications

Demographic factors, childhood maltreatment and psychological functioning among university students' in Ghana: A retrospective study

Demographic factors, childhood maltreatment and psychological functioning among university students' in Ghana: A retrospective study

Effects of a Large-Scale Unconditional Cash Transfer Program on Mental Health Outcomes of Young People in Kenya

The Impact of Social Support on the Health of the Rural Elderly in China

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