Clinical Depression

Department of Public Health, Hawassa College of Health Science, Hawassa, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Comparison of Depression among Married and Divorced People in Ethiopia: Secondary Data Analysis
  Author(s): Kaleab Tesfaye Tegegne, Abiyu Ayalew Assefa*, Gashaw Mehiret Wubet, Andualem Zenebe, Eleni Tesfaye Tegegne and Mekibib Kassa Tessema
  
  Background: In Ethiopia, mental illness in particular depression is the leading non-communicable disorder in terms of burden. The purpose of this review is to provide latest available comparison of depression among married and divorced people in Ethiopia. Methods: This is systemic review and meta-analysis by study design. The studies were searched in Google Scholar, Medline and Web of science database and PRISMA guidelines protocol was used to write the systematic review. Results: Twenty studies were found to be eligible and included in the meta-analysis. The combined effect size of all studies revealeda statistically significant association between marital status and depression (OR = 0.57; 95% CI: 0.37 - 0.86). Conclusions: We found that divorced people were more likely to have depression than married people. Thus.. Read More»
  

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