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dc.contributor.authorGelaye, Bizu
dc.contributor.authorLemma, Seblewengel
dc.contributor.authorDeyassa, Negussie
dc.contributor.authorBahretibeb, Yonas
dc.contributor.authorTesfaye, Markos
dc.contributor.authorBerhane, Yemane
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Michelle A
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-23T18:49:50Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationGelaye, Bizu, Seblewengel Lemma, Negussie Deyassa, Yonas Bahretibeb, Markos Tesfaye, Yemane Berhane, and Michelle A Williams. 2012. Prevalence and correlates of mental distress among working adults in ethiopia. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 8(1): 126-133.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1745-0179en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:10579673
dc.description.abstractObjective: To evaluate the prevalence of mental distress and its correlates among working Ethiopian adults. Methods: This cross-sectional study of 2,180 individuals (1,316 men and 864 women) was conducted among working adults in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics of participants. Mental distress was assessed using the self-reporting questionnaire (SRQ). Logistic regression was employed to estimate adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Results: The prevalence of mental distress in the study sample was 17.7% (25.9% in women and 12.4% in men). Younger participants (age ≤24 years) had the highest prevalence of mental distress (35.5% in women and 16.7% in men). The odds of mental distress was 2.47-fold higher among women as compared with men (OR=2.47, 95% CI 1.97-3.09). Participants reporting excellent health status had a 50% reduced odds of mental distress (OR=0.47; 95%CI: 0.38-0.59); and moderate alcohol consumption was associated with a slight increased odds of mental distress (OR=1.26; 95%CI: 1.00-1.67). Conclusion: A high prevalence of mental distress was observed among working adults in Ethiopia. Our findings suggest that the workforce institutions should provide targeted prevention and intervention programs to improve the mental health state of their employees. National mental health policy that clearly outlines and addresses mental distress among working adults is also warranted.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherBentham Openen_US
dc.relation.isversionofdoi:10.2174/1745017901208010126en_US
dc.relation.hasversionhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3496909/pdf/en_US
dash.licenseLAA
dc.subjectMental Distressen_US
dc.subjectEthiopiaen_US
dc.subjectMental Healthen_US
dc.subjectWorking Adultsen_US
dc.subjectSRQ.en_US
dc.titlePrevalence and Correlates of Mental Distress Among Working Adults in Ethiopiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.versionVersion of Recorden_US
dc.relation.journalClinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health : CP & EMHen_US
dash.depositing.authorWilliams, Michelle A
dc.date.available2013-04-23T18:49:50Z
dc.identifier.doi10.2174/1745017901208010126*
dash.contributor.affiliatedGelaye, Bizu
dash.contributor.affiliatedWilliams, Michelle
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-5807-5281


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