Leishmania Research and Treatment Center, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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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