Solomon Alemseged, Mihretie Getnet, Tesfaw Getachew
Department of Non-communicable Diseases, Addis Ababa Correctional Institution, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
BMC Res Notes. 2019 Jul 12;12(1):394. doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4425-7.
About one in seven prisoners is diagnosed with common mental disorders whose global prevalence ranges from 13 to 92.5%. The problem negatively affects the physical, psychological, and social well-being of prisoners. However, research into common mental disorders and associated factors among prisoners in low and middle-income countries has been limited. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the common mental disorders and associated factors among prisoners in Ethiopia to contribute the attempt to ensure optimal care for prisoners.
The prevalence of common mental disorders among prisoners was found to be 58.4% [95% CI 53.70, 63.00]. In the multivariable logistic regression, poor social support [AOR = 2.4, 95% CI 1.16, 4.85], economic crisis [AOR = 3, 95% CI 1.84, 4.85], secondary school education [AOR = 2.3, 95% CI 1.04, 5.20], unemployment before arrest [AOR = 1.7, 95% CI 1.04, 2.80], and history of psychiatric illness [AOR = 4.3, 95% CI 1.21, 15.56] were factors significantly associated with the problem.
约七分之一的囚犯被诊断患有常见精神障碍，其全球患病率在13%至92.5%之间。这一问题对囚犯的身体、心理和社会福祉产生了负面影响。然而，对低收入和中等收入国家囚犯中常见精神障碍及其相关因素的研究一直有限。因此，本研究旨在探讨埃塞俄比亚囚犯中的常见精神障碍及其相关因素，以助力确保为囚犯提供最佳护理的尝试。
发现囚犯中常见精神障碍的患病率为58.4%[95%置信区间53.70, 63.00]。在多变量逻辑回归中，社会支持差[AOR = 2.4，95%置信区间1.16, 4.85]、经济危机[AOR = 3，95%置信区间1.84, 4.85]、中学教育程度[AOR = 2.3，95%置信区间1.04, 5.20]、被捕前失业[AOR = 1.7，95%置信区间1.04, 2.80]以及精神疾病史[AOR = 4.3，95%置信区间1.21, 15.56]是与该问题显著相关的因素。
