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Prevalence and associated factors of depression among older adults in rural Tanzania

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Depression is the commonest mental disorder in older adults worldwide, affecting 7% of the world’s older population and accounting for 5.7% of years lived with disability among adults aged over… Click to show full abstract

Depression is the commonest mental disorder in older adults worldwide, affecting 7% of the world’s older population and accounting for 5.7% of years lived with disability among adults aged over 60 years. We conducted a secondary data analysis to determine the point prevalence, associated risk factors and treatment gap for DSM‐IV depression among older adults in the Hai District, rural Tanzania.

Keywords: prevalence associated; depression among; rural tanzania; among older; older adults

Journal Title: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Year Published: 2021

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