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Association of depressive symptoms and socioeconomic position among haitian women living in post-earthquake camps
STUDY POPULATION/DATA: Using a cross-sectional design, female heads of households (N=541) were selected from a stratified random sample of 130,349 IDP registered households following the earthquake. The database was established through a partnership between an agency of the United Nations, a research organization and academic institution, who received endorsement from the Haitian Government to conduct a survey post-earthquake.
METHODS: Female IDPs with depressive symptoms were identified using a translated, Haitian-Creole version of PHQ-9. Measures of SEP include: education, income, employment, and a poverty score validated for Haiti. Multivariate linear regression models were adjusted for age, co-habitation, parental status, and self-reported HIV status.
RESULTS: Mean age is 36.3 years, 53.5% cohabitate with a male partner, 96.3% have at least 1 child, and 4.0% self-report HIV seropositivity. Depressive symptom mean score is 9.7 [0 (lowest) to 27 (greatest)]. In an adjusted model only the poverty score has a statistically significant association, showing that female IDPs with lower poverty (Beta= -0.04;p=0.042, 95% CI [-0.088 to -0.001]) and younger age (Beta = -0.08, p <0.001, 95% CI [-0.121 to -0.038]) have fewer depressive symptoms than their counterparts.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Findings show the importance of using multiple measures of socioeconomic position in the prediction of depressive symptoms amongst IDPs, and findings support the notion that relative level, rather than the absolute level of poverty contributes to depressive symptoms amongst women.
Learning Objectives:
Describe the prevalence of depressive symptoms amongst Haitian women living in post-earthquake camps
Describe the socioeconomic position of Haitian women living in post-earthquake camps
Examine the association between depressive symptoms and socioeconomic position amongst Haitian women living in post-earthquake camps
Keywords: Depression, Women's Health
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the principal investigator of the current study entitled, Post-Disaster Sexual Violence in Haiti. Amongst my scientific interests I have investigated the barriers to HIV post-exposure prophylaxis amongst female victims of sexual violence in Haiti.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
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