TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Delivery of Health Care/standards
KW - Depression/diagnosis/epidemiology
KW - Depressive Disorder/diagnosis/epidemiology
KW - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
KW - Female
KW - Health Personnel
KW - Humans
KW - Malawi/epidemiology
KW - Male
KW - Outpatient Clinics, Hospital/statistics & numerical data
KW - Outpatients/psychology
KW - Prevalence
KW - Primary Health Care/organization & administration
KW - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales/statistics & numerical data
KW - Questionnaires
KW - Socioeconomic Factors
AU - M. Udedi
A1 - 
AB - BACKGROUND: Little information is available on the prevalence of depression in Malawi in primary health care settings and yet there is increased number of cases of depression presenting at tertiary level in severe form. AIM: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of depression among patients and its detection by health care workers at a primary health care clinic in Zomba. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was done among patients attending outpatient department at Matawale Health Centre, in Zomba from 1st July 2009 through to 31st July 2009. A total of 350 adults were randomly selected using systematic sampling. The "Self Reporting Questionnaire", a questionnaire measuring social demographic factors and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I disorders Non-Patient Version (SCID-NP) were administered verbally to the participants. FINDINGS: The prevalence of depression among the patients attending the outpatients department was found to be 30.3% while detection rate of depression by clinician was 0%. CONCLUSION: The results revealed the magnitude of depression which is prevalent in the primary health care clinic that goes undiagnosed and unmanaged. It is therefore recommended that primary health care providers do thorough assessments to address common mental disorders especially depression and they should be educated to recognise and manage depression appropriately at primary care level.
BT - Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi
C5 - Education & Workforce
CP - 2
CY - Malawi
IS - 2
JF - Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi
N2 - BACKGROUND: Little information is available on the prevalence of depression in Malawi in primary health care settings and yet there is increased number of cases of depression presenting at tertiary level in severe form. AIM: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of depression among patients and its detection by health care workers at a primary health care clinic in Zomba. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was done among patients attending outpatient department at Matawale Health Centre, in Zomba from 1st July 2009 through to 31st July 2009. A total of 350 adults were randomly selected using systematic sampling. The "Self Reporting Questionnaire", a questionnaire measuring social demographic factors and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I disorders Non-Patient Version (SCID-NP) were administered verbally to the participants. FINDINGS: The prevalence of depression among the patients attending the outpatients department was found to be 30.3% while detection rate of depression by clinician was 0%. CONCLUSION: The results revealed the magnitude of depression which is prevalent in the primary health care clinic that goes undiagnosed and unmanaged. It is therefore recommended that primary health care providers do thorough assessments to address common mental disorders especially depression and they should be educated to recognise and manage depression appropriately at primary care level.
PP - Malawi
PY - 2014
SN - 1995-7270; 1995-7262
SP - 34
EP - 37
EP - 
T1 - The prevalence of depression among patients and its detection by primary health care workers at Matawale Health Centre (Zomba)
T2 - Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi
TI - The prevalence of depression among patients and its detection by primary health care workers at Matawale Health Centre (Zomba)
U1 - Education & Workforce
U2 - 25157314
VL - 26
VO - 1995-7270; 1995-7262
Y1 - 2014
ER -