Spatial structure of depression in South Africa: A longitudinal panel survey of a nationally representative sample of households.

ABSTRACT: Wider recognition of the mental health burden of disease has increased its importance as a global public health concern. However, the spatial heterogeneity of mental disorders at large geographical scales is still not well understood. Herein, we investigate the spatial distribution of incident depression in South Africa. We assess depressive symptomatology from a large longitudinal panel survey of a nationally representative sample of households, the South African National Income Dynamics Study. We identified spatial clusters of incident depression using spatial scan statistical analysis. Logistic regression was fitted to establish the relationship between clustering of depression and socio-economic, behavioral and disease risk factors, such as tuberculosis. There was substantial geographi

SUBMITTER: Cuadros DF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6354020 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature