title: Psychiatric morbidity and its sociodemographic correlates among women in Irbid, Jordan.
abstract: The rate of psychiatric morbidity and its sociodemographic correlates was estimated in 2000 women attending 3 primary care centres in Irbid, Jordan. Women completed standardized diagnostic tools that yielded psychiatric diagnoses, a stress scale and sociodemographic details. The rate of psychiatric morbidity was 26.3% and psychological distress 39.0%. A significant association was found between the amount and severity of stress and psychiatric morbidity. Post-marital status (separated, divorced, widowed), woman's illiteracy, family violence, violent marital relationship, living independently, being in a non-cousin marriage, being a second wife, poor housing and absence of a social support system were significantly associated with psychiatric morbidity in this group of women.
authors.affiliation: Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid, Jordan. tdaradkh@just.edu.jo
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Daradkeh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alawan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Al Ma'aitah
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Otoom
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan / Q000453:epidemiology; D017533:Marital Status; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*