Open AccessScreening for depression at the primary care level: Evidence for policy decision-making from a facility in Pretoria, South Africa
Author(s) -
Bahupileng L. Mashaba,
Saiendhra Vasudevan Moodley,
Neo Ledibane
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
south african family practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2078-6204
pISSN - 2078-6190
DOI - 10.4102/safp.v63i1.5217
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , depression (economics) , patient health questionnaire , logistic regression , confidence interval , odds , cross sectional study , public health , primary care , mental health , psychiatry , family medicine , demography , depressive symptoms , anxiety , nursing , economics , macroeconomics , pathology , sociology
Depression is a serious public health issue that has clinical, social and economic implications. Adult patients attending a primary healthcare (PHC) facility were screened in order to estimate the prevalence of depressive features and identify potential risk factors for screening positive.