Determinants of Mental Health Inequalities Among People With Selected Citizenships in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Mental health is essential for overall health and is influenced by different social determinants. The aim of this paper was to examine which determinants are associated with mental health inequalities among people with selected citizenships in Germany.

Methods

Data were derived from the multilingual interview survey "German Health Update: Fokus (GEDA Fokus)" among adults with Croatian, Italian, Polish, Syrian, or Turkish citizenship (11/2021-05/2022). Poisson regressions were used to calculate prevalence ratios for symptoms of depression (PHQ-9) and anxiety disorder (GAD-7).

Results

Sociodemographic (sex, income, age, household size) and psychosocial (social support and self-reported discrimination) determinants were associated with symptoms of depression a

SUBMITTER: Blume M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11383781 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature