dc.contributor.author | Bolton, Paul | |
dc.contributor.author | Wilk, Christopher M | |
dc.contributor.author | Ndogoni, Lincoln | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-24T07:04:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-06-24T07:04:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004-06 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Paul Bolton M. B., B. S., M. P. H., M. Sc., Christopher M. Wilk M. A., Lincoln Ndogoni ; Assessment of depression prevalence in rural Uganda using symptom and function criteria;Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology June 2004, Volume 39, Issue 6, pp 442-447 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00127-004-0763-3 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/38700 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background:
We sought to assess the prevalence of major depression in a region of sub-Saharan Africa severely affected by HIV, using symptom and functional criteria as measured with locally validated instruments.
Method:
Six hundred homes in the Masaka and Rakai districts of southwest Uganda were selected by weighted systematic random sampling. A locally validated version of the depression section of the Hopkins Symptom Check List (DHSCL) and a community-generated index of functional impairment were used to interview 587 respondents.
Results:
Of respondents,21% were diagnosed with depression using three of the five DSM-IV criteria (including function impairment) compared with 24.4 % using symptom criteria alone. Increased age and lower educational levels are associated with a greater risk for depression; however, a gender effect was not detected.
Conclusions:
Most community-based assessments of depression in sub-Saharan Africa based on the DSM-IV have used symptom criteria only.We found that expanding criteria to more closely match the complete DSM-IV is feasible, thereby making more accurate assessments of prevalence possible. This approach suggests that major depression and associated functional impairment are a substantial problem in this population. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.title | Assessment of depression prevalence in rural Uganda using symptom and function criteria | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | en |