Characterizing multidimensional poverty in Migori County, Kenya and its association with depression.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Narrow, unidimensional measures of poverty often fail to measure true poverty and inadequately capture its drivers. Multidimensional indices of poverty more accurately capture the diversity of poverty. There is little research regarding the association between multidimensional poverty and depression.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was administered in five sub-locations in Migori County, Kenya. A total of 4,765 heads of household were surveyed. Multidimensional poverty indices were used to determine the association of poverty with depression using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) depression screening tool.

Results

Across the geographic areas surveyed, the overall prevalence of household poverty (deprivation headcount) was 19.4%, ranging from a lo

SUBMITTER: Starnes JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8594838 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature