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Magnitude of psychological distress and associated factors among war survivor women in Northern, Ethiopia, 2022: a community-based cross-sectional survey.
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BMC women's health [BMC Womens Health] 2024 Jun 20; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 356. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 20. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: Civilian war and internal conflicts increase the incidences of mental health conditions among war survivors. It is crucial to assess war-related psychological consequences in war-affected areas in Ethiopia to intervene in the future. Thus, this study aimed to determine the magnitude of psychological distress and associated factors of psychological distress among war survivor women in Northern, Ethiopia.<br />Methods: A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted, and 1596 war survivor women were recruited to participate using a face-to-face interviews with a census sampling technique from May 1-30, 2022. The psychological distress was assessed using a Kessler psychological distress scale (K10). Bi-variable and multi-variable logistic regression analyses were used, and variables with a p-value less than 0.05 in the multivariable analyses were considered statistically significant.<br />Result: In this study, the response rate was 100% and the prevalence of psychological distress was 44.90% at a 95% CI: (42.40, 47.40). Psychological distress was significantly associated with the education of ability to read and write (AOR = 2.92; 95% CI: 2.12, 4.01), primary education and above (AOR = 3.08; 95% CI: 2.09, 4.54), housewife (AOR = 5.07; 95%CI: 2.64, 9.74), farmer (AOR = 8.92; 95%CI: 4.03, 19.70), emotional violence (AOR = 1.52; 95%CI: 1.05, 2.18), physical violence (AOR = 3.85; 95%CI: 2.37, 6.26) and sexual violence (AOR = 3.25; 95%CI: 1.98, 5.33) whereas being separate was protective for psychological distress (AOR = 0.38; 95%CI: 0.16, 0.92).<br />Conclusion: The prevalence of psychological distress was found to be high. Therefore, women who are housewives, married, farmers, educated, and who have experienced violence must be the focus of governmental and private collaborative interventions to prevent war-related psychological morbidity and mortality.<br /> (© 2024. The Author(s).)
- Subjects :
- Humans
Ethiopia epidemiology
Female
Cross-Sectional Studies
Adult
Middle Aged
Young Adult
Prevalence
Stress, Psychological epidemiology
Stress, Psychological psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Adolescent
Risk Factors
Warfare psychology
Armed Conflicts psychology
Psychological Distress
Survivors psychology
Survivors statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1472-6874
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- BMC women's health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38902665
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-024-03161-5