The prevalence of depression and associated factors in Ethiopia: findings from the National Health Survey

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hailemariam, Solomon ^a   Tessema, Fasil ^b   Asefa, Mekonen ^b   Tadesse, Henok ^a   Tenkolu, Girma ^a  

^a DILLA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; ICD-10; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84867747918     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17524458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-6-23     Document Type: Article

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