ABSTRACT
Background: Depression, by the
turn of the decade, is expected to
be the leading cause of burden due
to disease. An understanding of the
burden of the disorder in a
psychiatric hospital setting will help
in allocating human and other
resources required for effective
management of the disorder.
Aims: to determine the proportion
of patients in the out-patient unit of
the FNPH Maiduguri who are
being managed for depression
and the socio-demographic
f a c t o r s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h
depression.
Methods: It is a retrospective study
of all the patients attending the
outpatient clinic of the Federal
Neuropsychiatric Hospital Maiduguri
from the 1st of January 2008 to 31st
December 2012. Included were
case notes of all patients diagnosed
with depression, having adequate
information. Adequate information
is defined as complete bio-data,
including diagnosis and treatment
regiment.
Results: A total of 26, 374 patients
attended the clinic, and of these,
1369 were diagnosed with
depression. The average age at
presentation was 34. 5 years. The
male to female ratio is 1:2. Factors
significantly associated with
depression were, sex (n= 935, 68%
vs 434, 32%; p
Key words: Key words: Associated factors,
depression, out-patient clinic,
Maiduguri
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