Skip to content
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Analysis of an Egyptian study on the socioeconomic distribution of depressive symptoms among undergraduates
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Volume 47, No. 6, Year 2012
Notification
URL copied to clipboard!
Description
Background: Worldwide population surveys show that prevalence of mental disorders in developing countries was as common as in industrialized countries. College life is an important stage in every person's life; unfortunately, it may be the time to experience depression for the first time. Latterly, there has been a steady increase in the number of university students diagnosed and treated as depressed patients. This paper presents the results of a study carried out on a representative sample of undergraduate students of an Egyptian University, which aimed to study the relationship between social factors and the occurrence of depression. It was assumed that the poorer the socio-economic background the higher the rates of depression. Method Data were collected in 2004 from students at Assiut University using the Zagazig Depression scale (ZDS) and an Egyptian socio-economic status measure. This analysis, based on a refined version of the ZDS used STATA (v. 10.1.). Descriptive statistics, univariate and multivariate regression models were used to test for associations with the dimensions of SES and depression. Result Thirty-seven percent of the students had symptoms scored above the threshold for moderate depression. In the fully adjusted model: faculty of study, father's occupation, family income and number of persons per room were associated with depression in this sample. Conclusion The high prevalence of depressive symptoms among Egyptian students found in this study call attention to the need for a student counseling service offering mental health support. This service should particularly discover an approach for low affluence students. © Springer-Verlag 2011.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ibrahim, Ahmed K.
Egypt, Asyut
Faculty of Medicine
United Kingdom, Nottingham
University of Nottingham
Kelly, Shona J.
Australia, Adelaide
University of South Australia
Glazebrook, Cris
United Kingdom, Nottingham
University of Nottingham
Statistics
Citations: 51
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s00127-011-0400-x
ISSN:
09337954
Research Areas
Mental Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative