title: Depression literacy in women attending university hospital clinics in Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Depression literacy in general population constitutes an ability to understand depression, with knowledge of disease, its risk factors and symptoms. High levels of depression literacy promote early intervention, potentially reducing related disability.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study investigated the depression literacy in women visitors to clinics of a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Women of 18 and more years were surveyed during their visit to primary and other healthcare clinics of a public hospital in Riyadh. Knowledge on depression symptoms, causes and management approaches identified depression literate women scoring more than 30 points on a 42-item tool.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 409 participants, 65.5% were depression literate, 50% educated as college and above, 64.3% married, 50.7% housewives, 62.4% reported use of multiple information sources (range, 0-8) and had a mean age of 34.9 (standard deviation ( SD), 12.4) years. In a logistic regression model, participants scoring less than 30 for depression literacy were significantly associated with women having less than college-level education, divorced marital status and use of decreasing number of learning resources.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Women with low education divorced; using fewer information sources need specific considerations by healthcare providers for assessment of depressive disorders in this setting.
authors.affiliation: 1 Princess Nora Chair for Women's Health Research, Research Chairs Program, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.|2 Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Amna Rehana
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.affiliation: 3 King Khalid Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahasin
authors.affiliation: 3 King Khalid Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Roa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alsajjan
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Marwah
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hassounah
authors.affiliation: 4 King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Zeinah
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Alhalees
authors.affiliation: 5 King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Norah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: AlSaif
authors.affiliation: 6 Department of Psychiatry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Fahad D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Alosaimi
authors.affiliation: 1 Princess Nora Chair for Women's Health Research, Research Chairs Program, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.|2 Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: AlJohara
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: AlQuaiz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D057220:Health Literacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000066505:Help-Seeking Behavior; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Depression; divorced; education; literacy; women