Abstract
Objectives
To determine the prevalence and associated factors of unrecognized depression among patients who visit non-psychiatric outpatient departments in the University of Gondar specialized teaching hospital. North West Ethiopia.
Methods
An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among Medical outpatient departments in the University of Gondar specialized referral hospital from March to April 2019. We collected data through face-to-face interviews. We recruited 314 participants for face-to-face interviews using the systematic random sampling technique. The patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to measure depression. Coded variables were entered into Epi Info version 7 and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression analysis were used. Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) with a 95% confidence interval were used to calculate significance.
Results
A total of 314 participants were interviewed with a response rate of 100%. The prevalence of depression was 15.9% with (95% CI (12.1–20.1)). In the multivariate logistic regression revealed that, able to read and write (AOR = 0.24, 95% CI (0.67–0.84)), secondary education (AOR = 0.34, 95% CI (0.12–0.91)), education in college and university level (AOR = 0.32, 95% CI (0.13–0.78)), poor social support (AOR = 7.78, 95% CI (2.74–22.09)), current cigarette smokers(AOR = 12.65, 95% CI (1.79–89.14)) were associated with depression.
Conclusion
The prevalence of depression among outpatient attendees was high. We recommend an early depression screening be carried out by health professionals.
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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