The Prevalence of Depression Among Non - Psychiatric Patients in Qbafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
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The study examined depressive symptoms among non-psychiatric patients (General Outpatient Department, Obstetrics & Gynaecological, Medical, and Surgical Wards) at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, with the aim of determining the prevalence of depression in non-psychiatric patients. It also ascertained the differences in level of depressive symptoms among participants in the General Outpatient Department, Obstetrics & Gynaecological, Medical, and Surgical Wards. The study involved a cross-sectional descriptive survey of 402 inpatients and out patients of the hospital. The result revealed that, there is a high prevalence of depression (43.5%) among the non-psychiatric patients involved in the study. The study also showsthat, there was no significant difference in the prevalence of depression among patients in departments/wards involved in the study, (F [3.40] =0.10,> .95). The study concluded that there is high prevalence of depression in the study population. The study also, concluded that, there was no difference in the level of depressive symptoms experienced by the participants in departments/wards involved in the study.
Keywords: Depression; Prevalence; Outpatient; Obstetrics & GynaecologicalReferences
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