Department of Psychiatry, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medicine Science, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
Department of Medical Laboratory, College of Health and Medicine Science, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
BMC Psychiatry. 2022 May 18;22(1):343. doi: 10.1186/s12888-022-03941-z.
Depression is a common mental disorder and the leading cause of disability globally. Depression has a significant impact on the quality of life, cognition, emotion, and daily functioning and leads individuals to 39% of suicide globally. Previous studies reported that the magnitude of depression is higher among teachers than in the general population. However, little is known in the case of Ethiopia. Therefore this study aimed to assess the magnitude of depressive symptoms and associated factors among public school teachers in Jimma town.
A facility-based cross-sectional study using was conducted a multistage random sampling technique. Depressive symptoms were assessed by using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress 21 items scale. The data were entered into Epi Data version 3.1 and analyzed using STATA V 14.2. Variables with p < 0.25 in the bi-variable logistic regression analysis were entered into a multivariable binary logistic regression to identify predictors. A statistically significant association was declared at a p-value < 0.05.
The prevalence of depressive symptoms in this study was found to be 44.7% (95% CI: 40-49.3). Moderate and severe level of occupational stress (AOR; 2.63 CI; 1.32, 5.28 and AOR; 4.15 CI; 1.83, 9.45) respectively, having stress, (AOR; 2.40 CI; 1.48, 3.90), having Anxiety symptoms (AOR; 4.43 CI; 2.79, 7.06) and consumption of alcohol (AOR; 2.21 CI; 1.11, 4.37) were identified as a significant predictor for depressive symptoms.
The study revealed that there is a high prevalence of depressive symptoms among participants. Moderate and severe levels of occupational stress, having stress, having anxiety, and consumption of alcohol were factors that are significantly associated with depressive symptoms. Therefore, giving awareness and routine screening of depressive symptoms among teachers is crucial in early detection and management.
抑郁症是一种常见的精神障碍，也是全球范围内导致残疾的主要原因。抑郁症对生活质量、认知、情绪和日常功能有重大影响，导致全球 39%的人自杀。先前的研究报告称，教师群体中的抑郁程度高于一般人群。然而，在埃塞俄比亚，这方面的情况知之甚少。因此，本研究旨在评估吉姆马镇公立学校教师的抑郁症状严重程度及其相关因素。
采用基于设施的横断面研究，使用多阶段随机抽样技术。采用抑郁、焦虑和压力 21 项量表评估抑郁症状。数据输入 EpiData 版本 3.1 并使用 STATA V 14.2 进行分析。在双变量逻辑回归分析中 p 值 < 0.25 的变量被纳入多变量二元逻辑回归分析，以确定预测因素。具有统计学意义的关联定义为 p 值 < 0.05。
本研究发现抑郁症状的患病率为 44.7%（95%CI：40-49.3）。中度和重度职业压力（OR；2.63 CI；1.32,5.28 和 OR；4.15 CI；1.83,9.45）、有压力（OR；2.40 CI；1.48,3.90）、有焦虑症状（OR；4.43 CI；2.79,7.06）和饮酒（OR；2.21 CI；1.11,4.37）分别被确定为抑郁症状的显著预测因素。
研究表明，参与者中存在较高的抑郁症状患病率。中度和重度职业压力、有压力、有焦虑和饮酒是与抑郁症状显著相关的因素。因此，在早期发现和管理中，教师群体中应进行抑郁症状的意识和常规筛查。
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