Depression in Ugandan Rural Women Involved in a Money Saving Group: The Role of Spouse’s Unemployment, Extramarital Relationship, and Substance Use

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dc.contributor.authorKaggwa, Mark Mohan
dc.contributor.authorNamatanzi, Brendah
dc.contributor.authorKule, Moses
dc.contributor.authorNkola, Rahel
dc.contributor.authorNajjuka, Sarah Maria
dc.contributor.authorMamun, Firoj al
dc.contributor.authorHosen, Ismail
dc.contributor.authorMamun, Mohammed A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-16T12:56:57Z
dc.date.available2022-06-16T12:56:57Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractRural women are highly prevalent to depression, where spouse-related factors, including extramarital affairs and poverty, intensify its likelihood of occurrence. However, women engaged with a Money-Saving Group (MSG) are financially self-dependent, which can reduce the risk of depression suffering. Despite this, there is less study among this cohort, which led us to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of depression among the Ugandan women involved in MSG.This was a cross-sectional study in Uganda among rural married or cohabiting women aged 18 to 45 years engaged in MSG. The survey was carried out within a total of 153 participants (33.3 ± 6.7 years) in April 2021. Information related to socio-demographic of the participants, their spouse characteristics, and depression were collected.About 65.4% of the participants had depressive symptoms (based on the cutoff 10/27 at the PHQ-9). But, 8.15 times (CI: 2.83–23.44, p<0.001) and 16.69 times (CI: 4.85–57.39, p<0.001), higher risk of depression were observed, if the participants’ spouses were using an addictive substance and had been involved in an extramarital relationship, respectively. Similarly, there was an increased likelihood of depression when the participant or spouse was unemployed. This study observed a higher prevalence of depression, which suggests paying attention to this cohort. Thus, there should be routine screening for depression among married women involved in MSG at lower-level health facilities in rural settings, especially those with spouses engaged in substance use, having an extramarital relationship, and being unemployed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKaggwa, M. M., Namatanzi, B., Kule, M., Nkola, R., Najjuka, S. M., Al Mamun, F., ... & Ashaba, S. (2021). Depression in Ugandan rural women involved in a money saving group: the role of spouse’s unemployment, extramarital relationship, and substance use. International Journal of Women's Health, 13, 869.https://doi.org/10.2147%2FIJWH.S323636en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3993
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Women's Health,en_US
dc.subjectdepression, married women, spouse extramarital affairs, rural Uganda, women's mental health, extramarital relationship, money-saving group, substance use, spouse substance use, poverty, addictionen_US
dc.titleDepression in Ugandan Rural Women Involved in a Money Saving Group: The Role of Spouse’s Unemployment, Extramarital Relationship, and Substance Useen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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