Open AccessDepression among tuberculosis patients attending a DOTS centre in a rural area of Delhi: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Umang P Salodia,
Surabhi Sethi,
Anita Khokhar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/ijph.ijph_109_18
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , cross sectional study , tuberculosis , patient health questionnaire , quartile , rural area , pediatrics , psychiatry , depressive symptoms , confidence interval , anxiety , pathology , macroeconomics , economics
Studies have shown that the prevalence of psychiatric disorders, particularly depression, is high among tuberculosis (TB) patients, and may adversely affect treatment compliance. A person suffering from TB can develop depression in due course of time owing to a number of factors, namely the long duration of treatment for TB, stigmatization faced by the patient due to the disease and lack of family support to name a few.