Prevalence and predictors of depression among women in Afghanistan: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Depression is a very common mental health illness characterized by a cluster of signs and symptoms ranging from mood disturbances and sleep or appetite disorders to physical manifestations of the body. The purpose of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of depression and its related factors among Afghan women. A cross-sectional study was conducted among women between July 14, 2021, to August 15, 2021, in Kabul, Mazar-e-Sharif and Samangan provinces (Afghanistan). A total of 664 Afghan women participated in the study (mean age = 28.85 years; SD ± 11.57). In order to assess depression among participants, the 19-item validated Dari version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale was used. Approximately four-fifths of the sample had depression symptoms (79.1%). P

SUBMITTER: Neyazi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9987398 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature