Assess the Prevalence of Depression Among Adult Women Residing in Dhanas, Chandigarh

Abstract

Introduction: Depression is a worldwide spreading mental health issue, affecting many people. Females are more prone to depression than males (average risk in males is 8–12% and in females is 20–26%). Objectives: To assess the prevalence of depression among adult women residing in rural area Dhanas. Methods: A descriptive study design was adopted and total study sample which was taken 995. Participant’s information sheet, socio-demographic sheet, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) tools were used for data collection. Research study was conducted in Aman, Chaman and Ambedkar colony of Dhanas Chandigarh (UT). Total population of Dhanas is 7094, that is second most populated village in Chandigarh. Out of 7094 population 4258 are males and 2836 are females. Total population of Aman, Chaman and Ambedkar colony is 5000. At the time of data collection, we have collected data from 995 subjects only. The data was analyzed by using SPSS (version 20) Results: Out of 995 participants 35.7% of females were from the age group of 18–30 years whereas Mean age of participants was 37.35±11.811. In this study prevalence of depression was around 90%. Out of that 86% of the subjects were having Mild depression, 4.7% were Moderately depressed, and 0.1% were Severely depressed. Significant association between prevalence of depression and marital status was found. Conclusion: This study reveals that, Mild depression is highly prevalent in adult women. Mild and Moderate depression was found in the age group of 51–60 years whereas Severe depression was found in only one female and she was in the age group of 18–30 years of age. The prevalence of depression was more in working females as compared to non-working or homemaker females.