Prevalence of Common Mental Disorders and Associated Factors among Residents of Jimma Town, South West Ethiopia

Kerebih, Habtamu; Soboka, Matiwos

doi:10.4172/2378-5756.1000373

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“…Majority of the CMD cases in our study were females when compared to their male counterparts. This is similar to findings from other studies done in Ethiopia and Malawi [ 27 – 29 ]. The reason for this could be as a result of gender disadvantages like social burden and maternity issues.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…As this study was conducted in PHC settings, where respondents came chiefly to address their underlying health problems, over-reported symptoms of CMDs may had pathologic origin related to it and hence might have contributed to high rate of prevalence. The result from this study appeared to be lower when compared to prevalence of two towns in Ethiopia, 33.6% in Jimma and 32.4% in Kombolcha [ 27 , 28 ]. According to the WHO reports from 14 countries worldwide, the prevalence of CMD in PHC settings is 24% [ 24 ], which is almost similar to the finding in this study.…”

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confidence: 72%

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Validation of the WHO self-reporting questionnaire-20 (SRQ-20) item in primary health care settings in Eritrea

Netsereab¹,

Kifle²,

Tesfagiorgis³

et al. 2018

Int J Ment Health Syst

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BackgroundIn Eritrea, highly centralized mental health care services and lack of trained psychiatric personnel at primary health care units remain a challenge to the mental health care system. These problems can be minimized by introducing screening programs with a simple screening tool for mental disorders in the primary health care settings. Thus, this study aimed to assess the validity of the WHO self-reporting questionnaire 20 (SRQ-20) in Tigrigna version for use in Eritrean primary health care setting.MethodsThe SRQ-20 was translated into a local language (Tigrinya) in a process of forward and backward translation. SRQ-20 data were collected in a primary health care setting on 266 respondents. Internal reliability was tested using Cronbach’s alpha. Factorial validity was done using principal component analysis with varimax rotation to investigate whether SRQ-20 items properly measure the underlying dimensions of mental illness. Criterion validity was analyzed by looking at the relationship between the SRQ-20 and Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Sensitivity, specificity and the predictive values of the screening instrument were used to assess how well the results of SRQ-20 correspond with the criterion instrument.ResultsThe SRQ-20 had good internal reliability (α = 0.78). Factor analysis yielded two factors, explaining 31.2% of the total variance. The instrument performed well in detecting common mental disorders, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.879 (SE = 0.23, 95% CI 0.83–0.92) to the overall sample and with optimal cut-off score at 5/6 with sensitivity 78.6% and specificity 81.5%. Cut-off scores were different for women (5/6) and men (4/5). For male participants, the AUC statistic was 0.877 (SE = 0.04, 95% CI 0.79–0.96) and 0.871 (SE = 0.02 95% CI 0.81–0.92) for female participants.ConclusionThe Tigrinya version of the SRQ-20 can be used for screening probable common mental disorders in Eritrean primary health care setting, but cut-off scores need to be adjusted for men and women separately.

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confidence: 93%

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confidence: 72%

Validation of the WHO self-reporting questionnaire-20 (SRQ-20) item in primary health care settings in Eritrea

Netsereab¹,

Kifle²,

Tesfagiorgis³

et al. 2018

Int J Ment Health Syst

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“…The psychosocial effect of khat chewing depends on its capacity to lead to dependency or addiction and to the specific physical and behavioral effect including socio economic effect for individuals might be lead to common mental disorders. This finding is supported by other studies (21,26,33) Family history of mental illness were significantly associated with common mental disorders.Parental history of mental illnessmight increase the risk of CMDs in the offspring through different reasons like transmission of genetic factors.This finding is similar with studies of other part of Ethiopia (18)(19)(20)30).…”

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confidence: 88%

The prevalence and associated factors of common mental disorders among residents of south Gondar zone, northwest Ethiopia: A community-based, cross-sectional study

Legas¹,

Mehretie²,

Asnakew³

et al. 2020

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Background: Common mental disorders such as depression, anxiety and somatic symptoms are a public health concern. It has physical health, psychological and economic consequences. These illness is an emerging issue in Ethiopia.Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of common mental disorders and associated factors among residents of south Gondar zone 2018.Methods: In this cross-sectional study,731 respondents were recruited for interrviews using a systematic random sampling technique.The self reporting questionnaire was used to assess common mental disorders. List of Threatening Experiences, and the Oslo social support instruments were used to assess the factors. We computed bivariate and multivariable binary logistic regressions to assess factors associated with common mental disorders. Statistical significance was declared at P-value <0.05.Result: A total of 731 participants were interviewed, with a response rate of 98.5%. The prevalence of common mental disorders was 29.7% with (95% CI: 26.4-33.1).In the multivariate logistic regression,female sex (adjusted odds ratio (AOR)= 2.47, 95% CI : 1.68, 3.62),poor social support( AOR =2.34, 95% CI:1.50, 3.64), family history of mental illness(AOR =2.15, 95% CI:1.32-3.51), current use of khat(AOR =1.69, 95% CI: 1 .07, 2.64) and tobacco(AOR=1.71, 95% CI:1.04-2.84), and rural residence(AOR=2.01, 95% CI: 1.35, 3.01) were factors significantly associated with CMDs.Conclusion and recommendations: The prevalence of common mental disorders was found to be high. Female sex, current substance use (khat chewing (leaves) and tobacco smoking), unemployment, rural residence, family history mental illness, and poor social support were significantly associated with common mental disorder. Therefore; It is necessary to give emphasis to individuals with family history of mental illness, women, and history of mental illness.

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“…To determine the prevalence of CMD, both studies followed a community based cross sectional study design and used a Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ). The results of both studies indicated that there is a high prevalence of CMD among different groups of the society [ 42 ].…”

Section: Definition Of Mental Health and The Major Mental Illness:mentioning

confidence: 99%

Community Knowledge, Perceived Beliefs and Associated Factors of Mental Distress: A Case Study from Northern Ethiopia

Abbay

Mulatu²,

Azadi

2018

IJERPH

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Background: All of society is affected by mental health problems, not just a minor, isolated part. Mental health problems represent a major challenge to the global development of community health. This study examined the community health knowledge, perceived beliefs, and associated factors of mental distress (MD) in Mekelle city in Northern Ethiopia. Methods: The current study used a cross-sectional approach calculating a sample of 260 adults living in the two sub-cities of Mekelle city. To select the sample households in each sub-city, systematic random sampling was used. Self-reported questionnaire (SRQ-20 with a cutoff point of 7), and Mental Health Knowledge Schedule (MAKS) instruments were included within the structured questionnaire tool to clarify community occurrence and the level of health mental knowledge. Results: The likelihood of having MD was higher among the study participants who were female, employed, self-employed, and daily alcohol and khat users. The results also showed that the level of mental health knowledge among the participants was low. Conclusions: Factors such as being male, having a higher level of education, and having strong levels of social support were found to be the independent predictors of good mental health and community mental health knowledge.

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Prevalence of Common Mental Disorders and Associated Factors among Residents of Jimma Town, South West Ethiopia

Cited by 23 publications

References 15 publications

Validation of the WHO self-reporting questionnaire-20 (SRQ-20) item in primary health care settings in Eritrea

Validation of the WHO self-reporting questionnaire-20 (SRQ-20) item in primary health care settings in Eritrea

The prevalence and associated factors of common mental disorders among residents of south Gondar zone, northwest Ethiopia: A community-based, cross-sectional study

Community Knowledge, Perceived Beliefs and Associated Factors of Mental Distress: A Case Study from Northern Ethiopia

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