Sociodemographic correlates and associated factors of depression and anxiety among internally displaced adults in Ogoja, Nigeria

作     者：Ugbe Maurice-Joel Ugbe Ekpereonne Babatunde Esu Joseph Ajah Efut Marvin Muji Bisongedam Theresa Mark Awa Ofem Irom Ekpo Ugbe Maurice-Joel Ugbe;Ekpereonne Babatunde Esu;Joseph Ajah Efut;Marvin Muji Bisongedam;Theresa Mark Awa;Ofem Irom Ekpo

作者机构：Public HealthUniversity of CalabarCalabarCross River Nigeria 

出 版 物：《General Psychiatry》 (综合精神医学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2022年第35卷第2期

页      面：137-147页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100205[医学-精神病与精神卫生学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：displacement sectional conducting 

摘      要：Background Displaced persons in Nigeria experience various difficultiesat different stages of their displacement,including mental and physical proble *** experiences have been associated with different types of mental *** This study sought to identify sociodem ographic correlates and other factors associated with depression and anxiety among internally displaced adults in Ogoja,Cross River State,*** A cross-sectional study was conducted using non-probabilityand probability sampling *** displaced adults(n=335)were identified in Ogoja locations with a high prevalence of internally displaced persons(IDPs).Their mental health symptoms were assessed using the Common Mental Disorder *** asemistructured questionnaire was employed to collect data on sociodemographic and displacement-related *** were analysed using descriptive statistics.x^(2)analysis and multivariable logistic *** The prevalence of subtypes was 66.0%for anxiety disorder and 73.4%for *** found to be significant in each bivariate x^(2)analysis were modelled for each *** multivariate analysis revealed that prolonged displacement(adjusted odds ratio(AOR)=3.64;p=0.048),reduced family size(AOR=0.28;p0.001)and fears of reprisal attacks(AOR=4.19;p=0.004)were significantly associated with anxiety *** gender(AOR=2.09;p=0.015).prolonged displacement(AOR=3.55;p-0.020).reducedfamily size(AOR=0.55;p=0.049),financial strain(AOR=5.43 p=0.023)and loss of loved ones(AOR=1.92;p=0.040)were significantly associated with *** The implications of the findings underline the complex aetiology of these two mental problems and the need to cater to the well-being of those at risk who have been exposed to trauma-related *** and affordable mental health services should be provided for these persons while also considering a social welfare scheme that covers their health ***