The household economic costs associated with depression symptoms: A cross-sectional household study conducted in the North West province of South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The aim of this study was to assess the association between depression symptom severity and household income, consumption, asset-based wealth, debt and use of distress financing strategies, to understand how depression symptom severity and household economic welfare are related.

Methods

A household survey was administered to the households of primary health clinic-attenders who were screened for depression symptoms using the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire in the chronic care units of four primary health clinics in the North West province of South Africa. Univariate and multivariable regression models were used to assess whether a range of household economic measures were significant predictors of depression symptom severity; and whether depression symptom severity s

SUBMITTER: Docrat S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6830818 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature