PREVALENCE OF THE USE OF ANTIDEPRESSANTS AMONG HOUSEWIVES ATTENDING PSYCHIATRY OPD AT MMC MARDAN

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Abstract

Objectives: the main aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of the use of antidepressants among homemakers attending psychiatry OPD in MMC Mardan.

Study design: A cross-sectional study

Duration and place of study:  Mardan Medical Complex’s OPD for psychiatry from jan 2013 to jan 2014

Methodology: The cross-sectional investigation was carried out at the Mardan Medical Complex’s OPD for psychiatry. Two months were dedicated to the research. The subjects were asked for their written agreement before the researchers completed the surveys. SPSS version 16 was used to input and analyse the questionnaire data before it was shown as tabular, bar, and pie chart data. A thorough debate was conducted, and conclusions were reached based on this data.

Results: our result showed out of 100 women, 55% of women were regularly taking antidepressants, 30% were taking them sometimes, and 15% were not taking antidepressants. The prevalence of drug use was 85% in the women attending the psychiatry OPD of Mardan Medical Complex.63.6% of the total were living in a separate family, while 36.3% of the total were living in a combined family. Out of 55 women, 9.09% used antidepressants before marriage, while 90.9% of women did not use antidepressants before marriage. 54.5% of the women had insomnia, while 27.2% of the total sometimes suffered from insomnia. 18.18% of the women did not have insomnia. 65.4% of the women belonged to poor socio. In comparison, ic status, 25.4%, belonged to satisfactory socio. In comparison, status, and 9.09% belonged to good socioeconomic status. 18.8% of the women lost interest in their surroundings and thought that they were not wanted any more by the world, while 45.5% sometimes thought this and 27.2% of the women were free of such thoughts.

Conclusion: From this study, it is concluded that depression, as in other parts of the world, is also prevalent among the homemakers attending psychiatry OPD in MMC Mardan, Pakistan.