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Princewill Stanley
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Prevalence of Depression in Port Harcourt Prison
Author(s): Uche Nwaopara and Princewill StanleyUche Nwaopara and Princewill Stanley
Background/Objectives: Imprisonment has been associated with mental illness, especially depression. Aims/objectives: To investigate the prevalence of depressive disorders among inmates of Port Harcourt Prisons, South, Nigeria. Methods: Through stratified random sampling, 400 prisoners were interviewed using the Depression component of WHO SCAN in a 2-stage design after having been screened with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The study was descriptive in nature and used psychometric evaluation. A questionnaire with socio- demographic was administered along with the Beck Depression Inventory. The author performed bivariate and multivariate analysis regarding depression. SPSS Version 17, was used for analysis and test of significance was set at p<0.05. Findings:.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2378-5756.1000340