在埃塞俄比亚的亚的斯亚贝巴报告精神疾病的流行:基于社区的研究
Sitota Tsegaye1, Hanna Melesse2, Hana Sime3
1Department of Nutrition and Behavioral Science, Addis Continental Institute of Public Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Ethiopian journal of health sciences
|February 6, 2025
概括
精神疾病影响了亚的斯亚贝巴超过1.1%的成年人,在老年人,男性和患有慢性疾病或残疾的人群中患病率更高. 这突显出严重的心理健康负担,需要有针对性的干预措施.
科学领域:
- 全球健康 全球健康
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
背景情况:
- 精神疾病是全球第二大疾病负担,但来自低收入国家的数据仍然很少.
- 全球超过25%的人口患有精神疾病,低收入国家面临着不成比例的负担.
- 在低收入环境中,关于精神疾病的数据有限,这阻碍了预防和治疗工作.
研究的目的:
- 评估亚的斯亚贝巴的精神疾病的患病率.
- 在研究人口中确定与精神疾病相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 在亚的斯卫生和人口监测系统 (Addis HDSS) 中进行了结构化问卷调查.
- 使用95%的置信区间 (CI) 计算了患病率.
- 后勤回归分析了与年龄,性别,慢性疾病,身体残疾和财富指数的关联.
主要成果:
- 该研究包括107,494名受访者;1.1%的人报告患有精神疾病 (95%CI:1.1-1.2).
- 精神疾病在65岁及以上的人群中更为普遍.
- 在男性 (AOR 1.24),身体障碍者 (AOR 10.12) 和慢性疾病患者 (AOR 2.35) 中观察到更高的精神疾病概率.
结论:
- 这项研究提供了有关社区精神疾病患病率的重要数据,强调了其作为健康负担的重要性.
- 这些发现需要医疗保健规划和社区意识,以心理健康为重点的倡议.
- 弱势群体,包括老年人,身体残疾人和患有慢性疾病的人,需要有针对性的关注.
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