Prevalence of depression and associated factors among cervical cancer patients attending tertiary center in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Author:

Dhakal MamtaORCID,Basel Prem

Abstract

AbstractBackground/ ObjectivesThis study aimed to estimate the prevalence of depression and associated factors among cervical cancer patients attending tertiary center in Bhaktapur, Nepal.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 140 women aged 35 years and above with cervical cancer who came for follow-up at Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital using Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression were performed to determine the association between depression and related variables at 95% confidence level.ResultsThe prevalence of depression was found to be 67.9% (95% CI: 57.5%-76.4%). Age (AOR: 1.3, 95% CI: 0.2-5.1), education of participants (AOR: 1.9, 95% CI: 0.5-7.8), education of husband (AOR: 2, 95% CI: 0.6-7.1) and alcohol consumption status of husband (AOR: 3.5, 95% CI: 1.1-11.8) were found to be the associated factors of depression in women with cervical cancer.ConclusionNearly seven in ten women with cervical cancer are found to be depressed.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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