Psychological Distress Among Marginalized Women in the Outskirts of Beirut: Determinants and Association with Health Perception

Saab, Bassem; Salem, Mylene T.; Chaaya, Monique; Campbell, Oona M. R.

doi:10.1093/jurban/jti119

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“…However, the prevalence of parental psychological distress tends to be higher in underprivileged populations. For example, a recent study by Saab, Salem, Chaaya, and Campbell (2005) assessed the prevalence of psychological distress and its determinants in 1,869 underprivileged ever‐married women aged 15–59 years in the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon. The prevalence of psychological distress was 46.6%, but this figure was higher among women who had more children, less education, lower income, marital discord and less social support, and who were resident in a predominantly Moslem community and participated in the labour force.…”

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Family Functioning, Parental Psychological Distress and Child Behaviours: Evidence from the Victorian Child Health and Wellbeing Study

Renzaho

Mellor

McCabe

et al. 2013

Australian Psychologist

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We examined, using data from the 2006 Victorian Child Health and Wellbeing Study (VCHWS), whether family functioning is associated with parental psychological distress and children's behavioural difficulties. The VCHWS was a statewide cross-sectional telephone survey to 5,000 randomly selected primary caregivers of 0-to 12-year-old children between October 2005 and March 2006. Only parents or guardians of children aged 4-12 years (n = 3,370) were included in this study. After adjusting for sociodemographic variables and ethnicity, parents or guardians scoring higher on the family functioning scale (i.e., from poorly functioning households) were at greater risk of psychological distress and had children with lower levels of prosocial behaviour and higher levels of behavioural difficulties relative to those from healthily functioning households. Mental health prevention programmes addressing child mental and conduct problems should consider the family environment and target those families functioning poorly.

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Family Functioning, Parental Psychological Distress and Child Behaviours: Evidence from the Victorian Child Health and Wellbeing Study

Renzaho

Mellor

McCabe

et al. 2013

Australian Psychologist

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“…Taking the already discussed UHS, the sub-sample analysis pertaining to Hey el Selloum sample, showed that a large proportion of women (42%) reported mental distress- as assessed by GHQ-12. Moreover, multivariate analysis showed that mental distress was significantly associated with reported abnormal vaginal discharge, after adjusting for relevant risk factors and reported RTIs [ 23 ]. Women considered stress to be a main cause of their discharge [ 24 ] and identified mental as well as psychological health as important elements contributing to their perception of good reproductive health [ 4 ].…”

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The relaxation exercise and social support trial-resst: study protocol for a randomized community based trial

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BackgroundStudies suggests a possible link between vaginal discharge and common mental distress, as well as highlight the implications of the subjective burden of disease and its link with mental health.Methods/DesignThis is a community-based intervention trial that aims to evaluate the impact of a psycho-social intervention on medically unexplained vaginal discharge (MUVD) in a group of married, low-income Lebanese women, aged 18-49, and suffering from low to moderate levels of anxiety and/or depression. The intervention consisted of 12 sessions of structured social support, problem solving techniques, group discussions and trainer-supervised relaxation exercises (twice per week over six weeks). Women were recruited from Hey el Selloum, a southern disadvantaged suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, during an open recruitment campaign. The primary outcome was self-reported MUVD, upon ruling out reproductive tract infections (RTIs), through lab analysis. Anxiety and/or depression symptoms were the secondary outcomes for this trial. These were assessed using an Arabic validated version of the Hopkins Symptoms Checklist-25 (HSCL-25). Assessments were done at baseline and six months using face-to face interviews, pelvic examinations and laboratory tests. Women were randomized into either intervention or control group. Intent to treat analysis will be used.DiscussionThe results will indicate whether the proposed psychosocial intervention was effective in reducing MUVD (possibly mediated by common mental distress).Trial RegistrationThe trial is registered at the Wellcome Trust Registry, ISRCTN assigned: ISRCTN: ISRCTN98441241

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Psychological Distress among Syrian Refugee Women and a Control Group in an Urban Settlement in Beirut- a Pilot Study

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Psychological Distress Among Marginalized Women in the Outskirts of Beirut: Determinants and Association with Health Perception

Abstract: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of psychological distress (PD)

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References 29 publications

Family Functioning, Parental Psychological Distress and Child Behaviours: Evidence from the Victorian Child Health and Wellbeing Study

Family Functioning, Parental Psychological Distress and Child Behaviours: Evidence from the Victorian Child Health and Wellbeing Study

The relaxation exercise and social support trial-resst: study protocol for a randomized community based trial

Psychological Distress among Syrian Refugee Women and a Control Group in an Urban Settlement in Beirut- a Pilot Study

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