Neyazi Ahmad, Haidarzada Ahmad Shoaib, Rangelova Vanya, Erfan Adiba, Bashiri Bahara, Neyazi Mehrab, Faizi Naweed, Konşuk-Ünlü Hande, Griffiths Mark D
Afghanistan Center for Epidemiological Studies, Herat, Afghanistan.
Mental Health Ward, Herat Regional Hospital, Herat, Afghanistan.
Discov Psychol. 2023;3(1):7. doi: 10.1007/s44202-023-00068-4. Epub 2023 Mar 6.
Depression is a very common mental health illness characterized by a cluster of signs and symptoms ranging from mood disturbances and sleep or appetite disorders to physical manifestations of the body. The purpose of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of depression and its related factors among Afghan women. A cross-sectional study was conducted among women between July 14, 2021, to August 15, 2021, in Kabul, Mazar-e-Sharif and Samangan provinces (Afghanistan). A total of 664 Afghan women participated in the study (mean age = 28.85 years; SD ± 11.57). In order to assess depression among participants, the 19-item validated Dari version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale was used. Approximately four-fifths of the sample had depression symptoms (79.1%). Participants with depression symptoms were significantly more likely to (i) be aged over 30 years, (ii) live in rural areas, (iii) have a low-income level, (iv) not have an occupation, (v) have any disease/illness, and (vi) have experienced an event that had mentally affected them in the past month. Considering the high prevalence of depression symptoms among Afghan women, there is a need to integrate mental health services for women in Afghanistan. The use of interventions including regular screening for depression symptoms, and educating women and girls concerning the symptoms of depression for early self-diagnosis are essential.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s44202-023-00068-4.
抑郁症是一种非常常见的心理健康疾病，其特征是一系列症状，从情绪紊乱、睡眠或食欲障碍到身体的生理表现。本研究的目的是估计阿富汗女性中抑郁症的患病率及其相关因素。2021年7月14日至8月15日在阿富汗喀布尔、马扎里沙里夫和萨曼甘省对女性进行了一项横断面研究。共有664名阿富汗女性参与了该研究（平均年龄 = 28.85岁；标准差±11.57）。为了评估参与者的抑郁症情况，使用了经过验证的19项达里语版流行病学研究中心抑郁量表。大约五分之四的样本有抑郁症状（79.1%）。有抑郁症状的参与者更有可能：（i）年龄超过30岁，（ii）生活在农村地区，（iii）收入水平低，（iv）没有工作，（v）患有任何疾病，以及（vi）在过去一个月经历过对其心理有影响的事件。鉴于阿富汗女性中抑郁症状的高患病率，有必要将阿富汗女性的心理健康服务整合起来。采用包括定期筛查抑郁症状以及教育妇女和女孩有关抑郁症状以进行早期自我诊断的干预措施至关重要。
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