Religious affiliation and major depressive episode in older adults: a cross-sectional study in six low- and middle- income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relationship of religious affiliation and mental health is complex, and being part of a minority religious group could have negative effects on mental health. In this study, we assessed the association between religious affiliation and major depressive episode (MDE) in older adults (> = 60 years) from China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia and South Africa.

Methods

We conducted a secondary analysis of data from the Study on global Ageing and adult health (SAGE), with six nationally-representative community-based samples (n = 21,410). Religious affiliation was self-reported by participants, and we defined MDE based on ICD-10 classification. We estimated the association of MDE with religious affiliation versus no religious affiliation, and minority versus majority

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Nino JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6492427 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature