Prevalence and correlates of mental distress among working adults in Ethiopia

Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages 126-133

  Gelaye, Bizu ^a,b   Lemma, Seblewengel ^c   Deyassa, Negussie ^d   Bahretibeb, Yonas ^d   Tesfaye, Markos ^e   Berhane, Yemane ^c   Williams, Michelle A ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c ADDIS CONTINENTAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Ethiopia)

^d ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^e JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Mental Distress; Mental Health; SRQ; Working Adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYEE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84878140375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17450179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1745017901208010126     Document Type: Article

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