Health care use and treatment-seeking for depression symptoms in rural India: an exploratory cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a large "treatment gap" for depression worldwide. This study aimed to better understand the treatment gap in rural India by describing health care use and treatment-seeking for depression.

Methods

Data were analysed from a two round cross-sectional community survey conducted in rural Madhya Pradesh between May 2013 and December 2016. We examined the proportion of individuals who screened positive for depression (≥10) on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) who sought treatment in different sectors, for depression symptoms and for any reason, and compared the latter with health service use by screen-negative individuals. We analysed the frequency with which barriers to healthcare utilisation were reported by screen-positive adults. We also analysed the

SUBMITTER: Roberts T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7137455 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature