Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depressive Disorder among Prisoners in Mekelle General Prison Center, Tigray, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study Design

CONCLUSION: Prevalence of depression among prisoners was found to be high (55.9%). Prisoners who had lifetime substance use, being unemployed and student, history of childhood abuse, weight loss inside prison, being sentenced for more than six years, not happy inside prison, lack of social support, and poor quality of prison meal were more likely to have depression. Thus, giving training to strengthen social support, giving training on how to cope up with prison environment, giving training to scale up a happy life, and improving quality of prison meal as well as mental health service will help to reduce the problem. Conducting interventional study is relevant.PMID:34158975 | PMC:PMC8187058 | DOI:10.1155/2021/1942674

Source: Depression Research and Treatment - June 23, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Solomon Gidey Welu Desta Hailu Aregawi Hagos Tsegabrhan Gebreslassie Kokob Gebru Kidanu Source Type: research