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Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Adult Females in an Urban slum of Burdwan Municipality, West Bengal: A Cross‐sectional Study

Sayantan Das, Jayati Das, Rupali P. Thakur, Aditi Das, Arnab Mondal and Harshal Tukaram Pandve
Page: 9-15 | Received 02 Jul 2024, Published online: 06 Aug 2024

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Abstract

Stress, anxiety and depression are correlated with each other. They are leading causes of the global health‐related burden. Residents of urban slum and females are even more vulnerable to them. The present study aims to assess the level of stress, anxiety and depression among the adult females residing at urban slum. To determine the prevalence and perceived reasons of depression, anxiety and stress among adult females residing in an urban slum. Community based cross sectional study was conducted among adult female residents of Kalabagan slum during August 2022 to October 2022 using DASS scale by personal Interviews and Review of relevant records. Mean, SD, Proportions, percentages was used for descriptive analysis, chi square test was used as test of significance. 132 adult females from urban slum area were included in study. Out of total 22% had stress, 28% were depressed and 22% had anxiety. Family problems, major medical events and deaths in family members and children’s screen time were perceived reasons of depression, anxiety and stress., while marital status is found to be significantly associated with stress. Adult females in the study were found to be facing high burden of depression, anxiety and stress.

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Sayantan Das, Jayati Das, Rupali P. Thakur, Aditi Das, Arnab Mondal and Harshal Tukaram Pandve. Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Adult Females in an Urban slum of Burdwan Municipality, West Bengal: A Cross‐sectional Study.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.9.9.15
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