Open AccessEpidemiology of Psychotic Disorders Based on Demographic Variables in Iranian Children and Adolescents
Author(s) -
Seyyed Salman Alavi,
Mohammad Reza Mohammadi,
Zahra Hooshyari,
Soroush Mohammadi Kalhori,
Mona Salehi,
Maryam Salmanian,
Ali Khaleghi,
Hadi Zarafshan,
Ameneh Ahmadi,
Koorosh Kamali,
Nastran Ahmadi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iranian journal of psychiatry.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2008-2215
pISSN - 1735-4587
DOI - 10.18502/ijps.v16i1.5372
Subject(s) - logistic regression , epidemiology , medicine , psychosis , demography , descriptive statistics , cluster (spacecraft) , psychiatry , psychology , statistics , mathematics , sociology , computer science , programming language
Objective: Psychosis is still among the most debilitating and severe mental disorders. The main objective of the present study was to investigate the estimated prevalence of psychotic disorders and finding the main predictors of psychotic disorders among Iranian children and adolescents.
Method: Our total sample consisted of 30 553 individuals (49% males and 51%females) from 30 provinces of Iran, aged between 6 and 18 years, who were selected via cluster sampling method from urban and rural areas of all provinces. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis and multiple logistic regression method.
Results: The results of multiple regression analysis showed that prevalence estimate of psychotic disorders was 0.25%. It was 0.3% and 0.2% in males and females, respectively. The age of 10-14 (OR = 2.24; 95% CI, 1.11-4.55) and the age of 15-18 (OR = 3.42; 95% CI, 1.74-6.75) were significant positive predictors, whereas none of the demographic variables were predictors for psychotic symptoms.
Conclusion: This research highlights the main predictors of psychosis in children and adolescents. The study design also allowed a better understanding of predictors of psychotic disorders. The assessment of the prevalence