ANALYSIS OF SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY AMONG WOMEN OF PAKISTAN
| Main Author: | Dr. Muhammad Suleman Akhtar, Dr. Imran Hussain, Dr. Naveed Iqbal |
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| Format: | Article |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2018
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/1495166 |
Daftar Isi:
- Introduction: Here are the facts about depression in women: In the U.S., about 15 million people experience depression each year. The majority of them are women. Unfortunately, nearly two-thirds do not get the help they need. Depression in women is very common. In fact, women are twice as likely to develop clinical depression as men. Aims and objectives: The basic aim of the study is to find the symptoms of depression and anxiety among women of Pakistan. Methodology of the study: This study was conducted in a major city of Pakistan, Multan, during 2017 to 2018. After approval of research protocols from institutional ethical review committee, data were collected from women presented for the treatment of different physical symptoms. Before collecting data verbal consent was also taken from individual research participants. The study enrolled 200 women age ranged from 17 to 81 years. Results: Participants’ presenting problems were: 43(10.2%) hypertension, 15(3.6%) diabetes mellitus, 12(2.8%) ischemic heart disease, 9(2.1%) asthma, 8(1.9%) tuberculosis, 11(2.6%) hepatitis, 29(6.9%) psychiatric illnesses, and 295(69.9%) reported “other” medical problems. Most of the research participants were married (71.5%), majority of them were housewives (50.9%), and a good number of them (32.4%) had 14 years and above education level. Conclusion: It is concluded that women have higher level of depressive symptoms but their anxiety symptoms were lower when compared with cut-off score. Women’s age and level of education were found to be significant risk factors for their depressive and anxiety symptoms but their occupation tended to play an important role only in anxiety symptoms however.