Social determinants of psychological distress in Sierra Leone.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Growing evidence demonstrates that daily stressors such as family violence, unemployment, and living conditions play an important part in causing psychological distress. This paper investigates the impact of distressing events and day-to-day living conditions on psychological distress in the fragile context of Sierra Leone.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 904 adults (454 men, 450 women) in 5 districts of Sierra Leone. The survey questionnaire comprised the Sierra Leone Psychological Distress scale and measures of demographic variables and personal characteristics, current life circumstances and potentially distressing events.

Results

Multiple regression results identified three factors to be the greatest contributors to psychological distre

SUBMITTER: Jailobaeva K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9375741 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature