A study on prevalence of depression among adults attending International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Family Health Clinic, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia

Introduction: Depression is a common mental disorder among the general population. According to WHO, people with depression is experiencing boredom in things they usually enjoy, loss of capability in self-care and have long standing period of sadness? The impact of depression falls greatly onto the...

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Main Authors:	Che Man, Mohammad, Yusof, Muhammad Zubir, A, Ahmad Azri, S, Muhammad Mustaufiq, MR, Mohammad Afif
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Science Forecast Publications 2019
Subjects:	R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine
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spelling	iium-757062019-11-25T03:32:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/75706/ A study on prevalence of depression among adults attending International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Family Health Clinic, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia Che Man, Mohammad Yusof, Muhammad Zubir A, Ahmad Azri S, Muhammad Mustaufiq MR, Mohammad Afif R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine Introduction: Depression is a common mental disorder among the general population. According to WHO, people with depression is experiencing boredom in things they usually enjoy, loss of capability in self-care and have long standing period of sadness? The impact of depression falls greatly onto the individuals, family members and the community. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 250adults attending IIUM FHC Kuantan. A validated self-reported questionnaire including sociodemographic, socioeconomics and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was distributed from 15th to 26th July 2019. Descriptive statistics were used to measure the prevalence of depression. Chi- square test was used to measure the association between risk factors and depression. Results: The prevalence of depression among adults attending IIUM FHC Kuantan was 10.4% the statistically significant associated factors were marital status (p-value=0.045) and working status (p-value=0.014). Conclusion: One in ten of adults attending IIUM FHC, Kuantan, Pahang had depression and the significantly associated factors were marital status and employment status. Keywords: Depression; Cross-sectional study; Health clinic; Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) Science Forecast Publications 2019-10-29 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75706/1/Dr.%20Mohammad%2029%20oct%202019JFM-V2-E3-1026.pdf Che Man, Mohammad and Yusof, Muhammad Zubir and A, Ahmad Azri and S, Muhammad Mustaufiq and MR, Mohammad Afif (2019) A study on prevalence of depression among adults attending International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Family Health Clinic, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia. Journal of Family Medicine Forecast, 2 (Edition 3). pp. 1-4. ISSN 2643-7864 https://scienceforecastoa.com/Articles/JFM-V2-E3-1026.pdf
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine Che Man, Mohammad Yusof, Muhammad Zubir A, Ahmad Azri S, Muhammad Mustaufiq MR, Mohammad Afif A study on prevalence of depression among adults attending International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Family Health Clinic, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia
description	Introduction: Depression is a common mental disorder among the general population. According to WHO, people with depression is experiencing boredom in things they usually enjoy, loss of capability in self-care and have long standing period of sadness? The impact of depression falls greatly onto the individuals, family members and the community. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 250adults attending IIUM FHC Kuantan. A validated self-reported questionnaire including sociodemographic, socioeconomics and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was distributed from 15th to 26th July 2019. Descriptive statistics were used to measure the prevalence of depression. Chi- square test was used to measure the association between risk factors and depression. Results: The prevalence of depression among adults attending IIUM FHC Kuantan was 10.4% the statistically significant associated factors were marital status (p-value=0.045) and working status (p-value=0.014). Conclusion: One in ten of adults attending IIUM FHC, Kuantan, Pahang had depression and the significantly associated factors were marital status and employment status. Keywords: Depression; Cross-sectional study; Health clinic; Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
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author	Che Man, Mohammad Yusof, Muhammad Zubir A, Ahmad Azri S, Muhammad Mustaufiq MR, Mohammad Afif
author_facet	Che Man, Mohammad Yusof, Muhammad Zubir A, Ahmad Azri S, Muhammad Mustaufiq MR, Mohammad Afif
author_sort	Che Man, Mohammad
title	A study on prevalence of depression among adults attending International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Family Health Clinic, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia
title_short	A study on prevalence of depression among adults attending International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Family Health Clinic, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia
title_full	A study on prevalence of depression among adults attending International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Family Health Clinic, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia
title_fullStr	A study on prevalence of depression among adults attending International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Family Health Clinic, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	A study on prevalence of depression among adults attending International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Family Health Clinic, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia
title_sort	study on prevalence of depression among adults attending international islamic university malaysia (iium) family health clinic, kuantan pahang, malaysia
publisher	Science Forecast Publications
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/75706/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75706/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75706/1/Dr.%20Mohammad%2029%20oct%202019JFM-V2-E3-1026.pdf
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A study on prevalence of depression among adults attending International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Family Health Clinic, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia

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