Prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms in Malay women

Background: Due to a dearth of research on depressive symptoms in Malaysia, particularly in Malay women, a community study was conducted to examine the prevalence and factors associated with current depressive symptoms in rural and urban Malay women with low socioeconomic status. Method: Four hun...

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Main Authors:	Omar Din, Meriam, Mohd. Noor, Noraini
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Routledge 2009
Subjects:	BF636 Applied psychology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/794/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/794/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/794/1/Din%26Noor2009.pdf

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spelling	iium-7942011-08-01T00:31:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/794/ Prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms in Malay women Omar Din, Meriam Mohd. Noor, Noraini BF636 Applied psychology Background: Due to a dearth of research on depressive symptoms in Malaysia, particularly in Malay women, a community study was conducted to examine the prevalence and factors associated with current depressive symptoms in rural and urban Malay women with low socioeconomic status. Method: Four hundred eighty-seven women (N rural D 242, N urban D 245) were interviewed. Information on socio-demographic variables, potential risk factors (family history of mental health problems, lifetime major depressive symptoms, and current life stressors), and current depressive symptoms (measured by the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, CES-D) was collected. Results: The prevalence of current depressive symptoms (CES-D scores=>16) reported was 34.5%, while the prevalence of lifetime major depressive symptoms was 27.5%. A significantly higher rate of current depressive symptoms was observed in urban women compared to rural women, � chi-square (1, N=487)=3.99, p<.05. However, no significant difference was found in the two groups of women in the prevalence of lifetime major depressive symptoms. The results of the multiple hierarchical regression analysis indicated that three potential factors (family history of mental health problems, lifetime major depressive symptoms, and current life stressors) were positively associated with current depressive symptoms, accounting for 17.8% of the variance, over and above the socio-demographic variables. Routledge 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/794/1/Din%26Noor2009.pdf Omar Din, Meriam and Mohd. Noor, Noraini (2009) Prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms in Malay women. Women and Health, 49. pp. 573-591. ISSN 1541-0331 (O), 0363-0242 (P), http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03630240903495897?journalCode=wwah20#preview
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description	Background: Due to a dearth of research on depressive symptoms in Malaysia, particularly in Malay women, a community study was conducted to examine the prevalence and factors associated with current depressive symptoms in rural and urban Malay women with low socioeconomic status. Method: Four hundred eighty-seven women (N rural D 242, N urban D 245) were interviewed. Information on socio-demographic variables, potential risk factors (family history of mental health problems, lifetime major depressive symptoms, and current life stressors), and current depressive symptoms (measured by the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, CES-D) was collected. Results: The prevalence of current depressive symptoms (CES-D scores=>16) reported was 34.5%, while the prevalence of lifetime major depressive symptoms was 27.5%. A significantly higher rate of current depressive symptoms was observed in urban women compared to rural women, � chi-square (1, N=487)=3.99, p<.05. However, no significant difference was found in the two groups of women in the prevalence of lifetime major depressive symptoms. The results of the multiple hierarchical regression analysis indicated that three potential factors (family history of mental health problems, lifetime major depressive symptoms, and current life stressors) were positively associated with current depressive symptoms, accounting for 17.8% of the variance, over and above the socio-demographic variables.
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author	Omar Din, Meriam Mohd. Noor, Noraini
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title	Prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms in Malay women
title_short	Prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms in Malay women
title_full	Prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms in Malay women
title_fullStr	Prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms in Malay women
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms in Malay women
title_sort	prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms in malay women
publisher	Routledge
publishDate	2009
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/794/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/794/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/794/1/Din%26Noor2009.pdf
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Prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms in Malay women

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