Nicodimos Semret, Gelaye Bizu S, Williams Michelle A, Berhane Yemane
Department of Epidemiology, Multidisciplinary International Research Training Program, University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.
East Afr J Public Health. 2009 Aug;6(2):184-90. doi: 10.4314/eajph.v6i2.51764.
To examine the association between witnessing parental violence in childhood and experience of depressive symptoms during the academic year among college students in Awassa, Ethiopia.
A total of 2,708 undergraduate students (1,330 female and 1,378 male) completed a self-administered questionnaire that collected information concerning witnessing parental violence as a child, symptoms of depression during the current academic year. Logistic regression procedures were used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).
Approximately 22.7% female students and 27.1% of the male students reported witnessing parental violence. Females who witnessed parental violence were twice as likely to report moderate depression (OR=2.04:95% CI 1.32-3.15), or 3-times as likely to report moderately severe depression (OR=3.02:95% CI: 1.67-5.47) as compared with those who did not witness parental violence. The corresponding ORs were 1.71 (95% CI:1.13-2.59) and 2.42 (95% CI:1.41-4.13) for male students. Female students who witnessed parental violence were 2.4-times (OR=2.37, 95% CI: 1.26-4.44) more likely to report feeling bad about themselves 2.6 times (OR=2.62: 95% CI: 1.66-4.14) more likely to have trouble in concentrating compared with those who did not witness parental violence. Male students who witnessed parental violence were almost twice as likely to report having suicidal thoughts compared with their counterparts who did not witness parental violence (OR=1.97, 95% CI:1.16-3.34).
Intervention programs focused on domestic violence must also address the needs of young adults from affected households. School-based counseling services may be one modality for addressing the needs of youths exposed to violence.
研究埃塞俄比亚阿瓦萨市大学生童年目睹父母暴力与学年期间抑郁症状经历之间的关联。
共有2708名本科生（1330名女生和1378名男生）完成了一份自填式问卷，该问卷收集了有关童年目睹父母暴力以及本学年抑郁症状的信息。采用逻辑回归程序来估计比值比（OR）和95%置信区间（95%CI）。
约22.7%的女生和27.1%的男生报告曾目睹父母暴力。与未目睹父母暴力的女生相比，目睹父母暴力的女生报告中度抑郁的可能性是其两倍（OR=2.04：95%CI 1.32 - 3.15），报告中度严重抑郁的可能性是其3倍（OR=3.02：95%CI：1.67 - 5.47）。男生的相应OR分别为1.71（95%CI：1.13 - 2.59）和2.42（95%CI：1.41 - 4.13）。与未目睹父母暴力的女生相比，目睹父母暴力的女生自我感觉不好的可能性高2.4倍（OR=2.37，95%CI：1.26 - 4.44），注意力难以集中的可能性高2.6倍（OR=2.62：95%CI：1.66 - 4.14）。与未目睹父母暴力的男生相比，目睹父母暴力的男生报告有自杀念头的可能性几乎是其两倍（OR=1.97，95%CI：1.16 - 3.34）。
针对家庭暴力的干预项目还必须满足受影响家庭中年轻人的需求。基于学校的咨询服务可能是满足遭受暴力侵害的年轻人需求的一种方式。
