Depression among the urban poor in Peninsular Malaysia: a community based cross-sectional study.
This community based cross-sectional study examined the prevalence and factors associated with depression among urban poor in Peninsular Malaysia. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to determine the presence or absence of depression. The prevalence of depression among the urban poor was 12.3%. Factors significantly associated with depression included respondents under 25 years old, male gender, living in the area for less than four years and those who do not exercise regularly. It is important to identify individuals with depression and its associated factors early because depression can severely affect the quality of life.
International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. kokleong_tan@imu.edu.my
Kok Leong
KL
Tan
Hematram
H
Yadav
D000328:Adult; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011203:Poverty; D015995:Prevalence; D036301:Qualitative Research; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult