Prevalence and Determinants of Mental Distress among University Students, College of Medicine and Health Sciences in Hawassa University, Ethiopia

Busi, Sailaja; Oltaye, Zewdie; Aklile, Ezez; Ayenew, Tesfaw; Yimam, Berihun; Wubie, Kefyalew; Kindie, Addis; Tesfaye, Sinit

doi:10.5958/2349-2996.2016.00067.7

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“…Table 1 shows the summary of the characteristics of ten (10) primary studies included in our systematic review and meta-analysis. The study was conducted from December 10, 2018, to February 16, 2019, in the four regions of the country (two from Amhara region [15,34], three from Oromia [14,35,36], four from SNNPR [37][38][39][40], and one from Tigray region [41]) were included. Regarding the assessment tools, one study at Debre Berhan University [15] was done using the Kesler 10-item questionnaire (K-10) while others used a self-reported questionnaire (SRQ) to screen common mental disorder.…”

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Prevalence of Common Mental Disorder and Its Association with Khat Chewing among Ethiopian College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Background. Mental disorder is a global burden that affects all groups of people. Young people, particularly college/university students, are more vulnerable to common mental disorders than the general population. Thus, students may use khat to gain immediate relief from their psychological distress which may worsen again after longer time of chewing. In Ethiopia, there are studies showing discrepant and inconsistent results of common mental disorder among college/university students. Therefore, this review sought to determine the prevalence of common mental disorder and its association with khat chewing among Ethiopian college/university students. Methods. Different kinds of literature were searched from the databases of Google Scholar, PubMed/Medline, ScienceDirect, and PsycINFO. A total of 10 primary studies which report the prevalence of common mental disorder among Ethiopian college/university students were included in the review. The data were extracted using a standardized data extraction format prepared in Microsoft Excel. STATA version 14 statistical software was used for analysis. Cochran's Q test statistics and I 2 test were used to assess heterogeneity. A random effects meta-analysis model was used to estimate the pooled prevalence of common mental disorder due to the variability of the studies. Lastly, the association between common mental disorder and khat chewing was conducted. Results. The pooled prevalence of common mental disorder among Ethiopian college/university students was 37.73% (95% CI: 30.43, 45.03). The subgroup analysis showed the highest [51.9% (95% CI: 30.19, 73.70)] and lowest [33.28% (95% CI: 19.95, 46.60)] prevalences of common mental disorder among Ethiopian college/university students found in Amhara and South Nation Nationality and People regions, respectively. The pooled effect (odds ratio) of khat chewing on common mental disorder was 2.01 (95% CI: 1.38, 2.95). Conclusions. In our review, it is found that more than onethird of college/university students suffered from common mental disorder. Khat chewers were found to be twofolds more vulnerable to develop common mental disorder than nonchewers.

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Prevalence of Common Mental Disorder and Its Association with Khat Chewing among Ethiopian College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Prevalence of mental distress and associated factors among university students in Ethiopia: a meta-analysis

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Incidence of Infant Death among the Baiga Tribe of Chhattisgarh, India

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2021

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All children have the right to survive and thrive. Yet, children and adolescents still face significant challenges surviving past infancy and developing to their full potential. In 2019, 6.1 million children and young adolescents died, mostly from preventable causes. Objectives of the present study are to explore the incidences and determinants of infant death among the Baiga tribe of Chhattisgarh. This study is a retrospective, quantitative and exploratory and quasi qualitative research. Regarding the present study it has chosen the Baiga tribe. Structured interview schedule and non-participant observation were used for collection and cross validation of data. The results were analyzed using the 16.0 SPSS package. Pearson’s chi-square test and multinomial logistic regression analysis were used. More than half (51.2%) of the respondents had lost one or more than one infant already, out of this percentage, 46.3% respondents had lost one infant, which was 23.8%, of the total respondents. Just more than one third (35.2%) respondents witnessed the death of male infant, whereas 33% respondents were the helpless witness of the death of female ones. It can be presumed that delivery of the Baiga newborn by either untrained or trained “Dai” were one of the causal factors for death of male infant of the respondents. Most of the respondents have believed that the illness of their infant is the major cause for the death. The unpleasant fact is not only the cause of general tragedy in the Baiga household; it is also a pointer to utter failure in government health services in the backward sector. The non-participant observation finished by the researcher throughout the fieldwork is authenticated that the foremost cause for incidences of large-scale infant deaths in the Baiga tribe is the tremendous poverty widespread in them and the maternal malnutrition during pre and post partum period and failure of reproductive and child health programme in the Baiga community.

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Prevalence and Determinants of Mental Distress among University Students, College of Medicine and Health Sciences in Hawassa University, Ethiopia

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Prevalence of Common Mental Disorder and Its Association with Khat Chewing among Ethiopian College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Prevalence of Common Mental Disorder and Its Association with Khat Chewing among Ethiopian College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Prevalence of mental distress and associated factors among university students in Ethiopia: a meta-analysis

Incidence of Infant Death among the Baiga Tribe of Chhattisgarh, India

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