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Prevalence and Correlates of Mental Distress Among Working Adults in Ethiopia

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of mental distress and its correlates among working Ethiopian adults. METHODS: This cross-sectional study of 2,180 individuals (1,316 men and 864 women) was conducted among working adults in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A structured questionnaire was used to collect i...

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Autores principales: Gelaye, Bizu, Lemma, Seblewengel, Deyassa, Negussie, Bahretibeb, Yonas, Tesfaye, Markos, Berhane, Yemane, Williams, Michelle A
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Publicado: Bentham Open 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3496909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23166564
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1745017901208010126
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author Gelaye, Bizu
Lemma, Seblewengel
Deyassa, Negussie
Bahretibeb, Yonas
Tesfaye, Markos
Berhane, Yemane
Williams, Michelle A
author_facet Gelaye, Bizu
Lemma, Seblewengel
Deyassa, Negussie
Bahretibeb, Yonas
Tesfaye, Markos
Berhane, Yemane
Williams, Michelle A
author_sort Gelaye, Bizu
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description OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of mental distress and its correlates among working Ethiopian adults. METHODS: This cross-sectional study of 2,180 individuals (1,316 men and 864 women) was conducted among working adults in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics of participants. Mental distress was assessed using the self-reporting questionnaire (SRQ). Logistic regression was employed to estimate adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). RESULTS: The prevalence of mental distress in the study sample was 17.7% (25.9% in women and 12.4% in men). Younger participants (age ≤24 years) had the highest prevalence of mental distress (35.5% in women and 16.7% in men). The odds of mental distress was 2.47-fold higher among women as compared with men (OR=2.47, 95% CI 1.97-3.09). Participants reporting excellent health status had a 50% reduced odds of mental distress (OR=0.47; 95%CI: 0.38-0.59); and moderate alcohol consumption was associated with a slight increased odds of mental distress (OR=1.26; 95%CI: 1.00-1.67). CONCLUSION: A high prevalence of mental distress was observed among working adults in Ethiopia. Our findings suggest that the workforce institutions should provide targeted prevention and intervention programs to improve the mental health state of their employees. National mental health policy that clearly outlines and addresses mental distress among working adults is also warranted.
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spelling pubmed-34969092012-11-19 Prevalence and Correlates of Mental Distress Among Working Adults in Ethiopia Gelaye, Bizu Lemma, Seblewengel Deyassa, Negussie Bahretibeb, Yonas Tesfaye, Markos Berhane, Yemane Williams, Michelle A Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health Article OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of mental distress and its correlates among working Ethiopian adults. METHODS: This cross-sectional study of 2,180 individuals (1,316 men and 864 women) was conducted among working adults in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics of participants. Mental distress was assessed using the self-reporting questionnaire (SRQ). Logistic regression was employed to estimate adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). RESULTS: The prevalence of mental distress in the study sample was 17.7% (25.9% in women and 12.4% in men). Younger participants (age ≤24 years) had the highest prevalence of mental distress (35.5% in women and 16.7% in men). The odds of mental distress was 2.47-fold higher among women as compared with men (OR=2.47, 95% CI 1.97-3.09). Participants reporting excellent health status had a 50% reduced odds of mental distress (OR=0.47; 95%CI: 0.38-0.59); and moderate alcohol consumption was associated with a slight increased odds of mental distress (OR=1.26; 95%CI: 1.00-1.67). CONCLUSION: A high prevalence of mental distress was observed among working adults in Ethiopia. Our findings suggest that the workforce institutions should provide targeted prevention and intervention programs to improve the mental health state of their employees. National mental health policy that clearly outlines and addresses mental distress among working adults is also warranted. Bentham Open 2012-11-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3496909/ /pubmed/23166564 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1745017901208010126 Text en © Gelaye et al.; Licensee Bentham Open. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.
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Lemma, Seblewengel
Deyassa, Negussie
Bahretibeb, Yonas
Tesfaye, Markos
Berhane, Yemane
Williams, Michelle A
Prevalence and Correlates of Mental Distress Among Working Adults in Ethiopia
title Prevalence and Correlates of Mental Distress Among Working Adults in Ethiopia
title_full Prevalence and Correlates of Mental Distress Among Working Adults in Ethiopia
title_fullStr Prevalence and Correlates of Mental Distress Among Working Adults in Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and Correlates of Mental Distress Among Working Adults in Ethiopia
title_short Prevalence and Correlates of Mental Distress Among Working Adults in Ethiopia
title_sort prevalence and correlates of mental distress among working adults in ethiopia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3496909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23166564
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1745017901208010126
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