The role of rurality on factors associated with major depressive episode screening among Brazilian adults in a national household survey

Maximiliano Loiola Ponte de Souza, Nathalia Paz Caranha and Fernando José Herkrath

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2022, vol. 68, issue 4, 762-772

Abstract: Background: Worldwide, depression is one of the leading causes of disability, contributing significantly to the global burden of disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate in Brazil the effect of living in rural or urban areas on the prevalence of major depressive episode (MDE), as well as the differences among associated factors in both contexts. Methods: Data from 60,202 adult residents from a household-based cross-sectional survey conducted in Brazil were analyzed. The prevalence of MDE, evaluated using PHQ-9, as well as the prevalence ratios between the categories of the independent variables were estimated. Multiple hierarchical Poisson regression analyses based on a theoretical model were reproduced for both rural and urban areas. Results: Residents of rural areas showed lower MDE prevalence (3.3% [95% CI: 2.9–3.9] vs. 4.2% [95% CI: 3.9–4.6], p  

Keywords: Depressive disorder; rural population; health surveys; South America; Brazil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/00207640211004999

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