Depression among females in al-Sader City, Baghdad, Iraq

Abstract EN

Background: Literature documented that depression is a sequlae of exposure to wars and widespread violence.

In Iraq, high figures of depression were published.

Objectives: To report on prevalence of depression among women in high crowded area, Al-Sader city, Baghdad.

Method: A total of 440 females were included in this study.

There were selected randomly from relatives of patients accompanied them in attending to primary health care centers.

Beck –Depression Inventory (BDI)-II was used to assess depression.

Demographic data were requested, too.

Result: The prevalence of depression was 68.4%.

Old age women, divorced and widows were determinants of depression.

Education and crowding index (socioeconomic status) were not obvious determinants of depression.

Conclusion: High prevalence of depression was observed.