Open AccessPrevalence of Depression and Associated Factors among Diabetic Patients at Mekelle City, North Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Tilahun Belete Mossie,
Gebreselassie Hagos Berhe,
Gebremedhin Haile Kahsay,
Minale Tareke
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.198947
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , anxiety , medicine , odds ratio , beck depression inventory , diabetes mellitus , confidence interval , beck anxiety inventory , psychiatry , economics , macroeconomics , endocrinology
Coexistence of mental health problems on diabetes mellitus can result in poor management of the illness, poor adherence to treatment, and low quality of life. Therefore, it is highly crucial to assess these problems; thus we carried out this study with the aim of determining the prevalence of depression and identifying related factors among diabetic patients at city of Mekelle, North Ethiopia.