title: Depressive Symptoms Were Prevalent Among Left-Behind Women in Ma'anshan, China.
abstract: The present study was aimed at exploring the prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms among left-behind women in China. A sample of 938 participants (439 left-behind women and 499 non-left-behind women) was surveyed with self-rating questionnaire. The scores of depressive symptoms were higher in the left-behind women; and the overall prevalence of depressive symptoms was 34.54% for all participants and 46.69% for the left-behind women (mild, 40.77%; moderate/major, 5.92%). The status of left-behind is an independent risk factor of depressive symptoms in rural women. The multinomial logistic regression in the left-behind women indicated age, religious belief, annual individual income, impulsiveness, and active coping were associated with mild depressive symptoms; whereas age, religious belief, domestic violence, and active coping were associated with moderate/major depressive symptoms. Results suggest that depressive symptoms were prevalent among the left-behind women. The findings should be considered for the psychological intervention in the left-behind women.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei; †Ma'anshan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ma'anshan; and ‡Bowang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Bowang Town, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Qirong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Shengwei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Fen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult