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Prevalence of mental disorders among patients attending primary health care centers in the capital of Saudi Arabia

Sultan M. Alghadeer, Abdulaziz M. Alhossan, Mohamed N. Al-Arifi, Zyad S. Alrabiah, Syed W. Ali, Salmeen D. Babelghaith and Mohammed A. Altamimi
Neurosciences Journal July 2018, 23 (3) 238-243; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2018.3.20180058

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  • Table 1

    Demographic data of participants (n=193).

    Characteristicsn(%)
    Gender
     Male117(60.6)
     Female76(39.4)
    *Material status
     Single82(42.5)
     Married92(47.7)
     Divorced18(9.3)
    *Age group
     15-3549(25.4)
     36-5589(46.1)
     56-7542(21.8)
     More than 752(1.0)
    *Occupation
     Employed102(52.8)
     Unemployed73(37.8)
    *Education level
     University79(40.9)
     High school86(44.6)
     Below high school18(9.3)
     None6(3.1)
    *Insurance status
     None37(19.2)
     Governmental127(65.8)
     Private28(14.5)
    *Income
     Comfortable41(21.2)
     Manageable119(61.7)
     Difficult28(14.5)

    • ↵* Percentages do not add up to total (100%) because of missing data

  • Table 2

    Frequency of positive and negative answers of participants (n=193).

    ItemsYesNo
    n (%)
    Do you have often headache?64 (33.2)129 (66.8)
    Is your appetite poor?63 (32.6)130 (67.4)
    Do you sleep badly?76 (39.4)117 (60.6)
    Are you easily frightened?52 (26.9)141 (73.1)
    Do you hand shake?31 (16.1)162 (83.9)
    Do you feel nervous, tense or worried?66 (34.2)127 (65.8)
    Is your digestion poor?56 (29)137 (71)
    Do you have trouble thinking clearly?43 (22.3)150 (77.7)
    Do you feel unhappy?32 (16.6)161 (83.4)
    Do you cry more than usual?41 (21.2)152 (78.8)
    Do you find it difficult to enjoy daily activities?43 (22.3)150 (77.7)
    Do you find it difficult to make decisions?52 (26.9)141 (73.1)
    Is your daily work suffering?59 (30.6)134 (69.4)
    Are you unable to play a useful role in life?39 (20.2)154 (79.8)
    Have you lost interest in things?37 (19.2)156 (80.8)
    Do you feel that you are a worthless person?37 (19.2)156 (80.8)
    Has the thought of ending your life been on your mind?55 (28.5)138 (71.5)
    Do you feel tired all the time?56 (29)137 (71)
    Are you easily tired?65 (33.7)128 (66.3)
    Do you have uncomfortable feelings in your stomach?76 (39.4)117 (60.6)
  • Table 3

    Prevalence of mental disorders according to sociodemographic variables.*

    VariablesMental disorderP-value
    YesNo
    n (%)
    Gender
    Male83(70.9) 34(29.1)0.87
    Female55(72.4) 21(27.6)
    Material status
    Single62(75.6) 20(27.4)0.56
    Married63(68.6) 29(31.5)
    Divorced12(66.7) 6(33.3)
    Age group
    15-3537(75.5) 12(23.5)0.77
    36-5563(70.8) 26(29.2)
    56-7529(69.0) 13(31.0)
    More than 752(100)
    Occupation
    Employed68(66.7) 34(33.3)0.18
    Unemployed57(76.0) 18(24)
    Education level
    University58(73.4) 21(26.6)0.6
    High school61(70.9) 25(29.1)
    Below high school14(77.8) 4(22.2)
    None3(50.0) 3(50.0)
    Insurance status
    None23(62.2) 14(37.8)0.13
    Governmental97(76.7) 30(23.6)
    Private17(60.7) 11(39.3)
    Income
    Comfortable30(73.2) 12(28.6)0.19
    Manageable81(68.1) 38(31.9)
    Difficult24(58.7) 4(14.3)

    • * The table was calculated based on the available collected data

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