Common mental disorders and risk factors in urban Tanzania

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2010 Jun;7(6):2543-58. doi: 10.3390/ijerph7062543. Epub 2010 Jun 14.

Abstract

A cross sectional population based epidemiological survey of 899 adults aged between 15 and 59 was undertaken in two urban areas of demographic surveillance sites in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, using the Clinical Interview Schedule Revised. Significantly higher rates were found among those who had experienced more than three severe life events in the last six months and relationship difficulties and death of a loved one.

Keywords: Tanzania; common mental disorder; poverty.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Anxiety / epidemiology*
  • Confidence Intervals
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Depression / epidemiology*
  • Epidemiologic Studies
  • Female
  • Health Surveys
  • Humans
  • Logistic Models
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Odds Ratio
  • Population Surveillance
  • Poverty / statistics & numerical data
  • Psychometrics
  • Risk Factors
  • Social Support
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Tanzania / epidemiology
  • Urban Population / statistics & numerical data*
  • Young Adult