A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Prevalence and Determinants of Mental Distress Among Ethiopian Returnees

Derebe Madoro Department of Psychiatry, Dilla University’s College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dilla, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Derebe Madoro Email derebemd@gmail.coBackground: Returning internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their homes can be a difficult and traumatic experience, particularly a...

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Autor principal:	Madoro D
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b710d94d689d49f4b387d1202aec032b2021-12-02T18:53:21ZA Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Prevalence and Determinants of Mental Distress Among Ethiopian Returnees1178-2021https://doaj.org/article/b710d94d689d49f4b387d1202aec032b2021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/a-cross-sectional-analysis-of-the-prevalence-and-determinants-of-menta-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-NDThttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2021Derebe Madoro Department of Psychiatry, Dilla University’s College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dilla, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Derebe Madoro Email derebemd@gmail.coBackground: Returning internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their homes can be a difficult and traumatic experience, particularly after a long period of displacement. Furthermore, traumatic experiences encountered during displacement during the flight process may be replayed in the minds of IDP returnees when they return to their original locations, raising the risk of re-traumatization. This could have a detrimental impact on the mental health of returning IDPs. Despite this, the mental health of returnee IDPs in Ethiopia has received less consideration. As a result, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and determinants of mental distress among Ethiopian returnees.Method and Participants: A community-based cross-sectional study with 623 participants was conducted from January 1 to 30, 2021, using a systematic sampling technique. The Kessler psychological distress scale was used to assess mental distress (K-10). Bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression is used to investigate the relationship between variables. Statistical significance was described as a P-value of less than 0.05 with a 95% confidence interval.Results: The total number of people interviewed was 623, with a 100% response rate. With a 95% confidence interval of 47 to 51.9, the prevalence of psychological distress was 49.4%. Unemployment (AOR=2.1, 95% CI 1.38 to 3.40), inadequate social support (AOR=1.92, 95% CI 1.53 to 2.56), having little knowledge of post-returnee life (AOR=2.17, 95% CI 1.23 to 3.37), and the number of traumatic events (AOR=1.92, 95% CI 1.53 to 2.56) were all found to be significant in the multivariate logistic regression.Conclusion: Returnee IDPs have a high prevalence of psychological distress, according to this report. It is suggested that knowledge of how to adapt to a new life after returning to the original land be given, as well as consistent psychosocial help.Keywords: mental distress, returnee, displacement, EthiopiaMadoro DDove Medical Pressarticlemental distressreturneedisplacementethiopiaNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Vol Volume 17, Pp 2849-2857 (2021)
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topic	mental distress returnee displacement ethiopia Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
spellingShingle	mental distress returnee displacement ethiopia Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429 Madoro D A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Prevalence and Determinants of Mental Distress Among Ethiopian Returnees
description	Derebe Madoro Department of Psychiatry, Dilla University’s College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dilla, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Derebe Madoro Email derebemd@gmail.coBackground: Returning internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their homes can be a difficult and traumatic experience, particularly after a long period of displacement. Furthermore, traumatic experiences encountered during displacement during the flight process may be replayed in the minds of IDP returnees when they return to their original locations, raising the risk of re-traumatization. This could have a detrimental impact on the mental health of returning IDPs. Despite this, the mental health of returnee IDPs in Ethiopia has received less consideration. As a result, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and determinants of mental distress among Ethiopian returnees.Method and Participants: A community-based cross-sectional study with 623 participants was conducted from January 1 to 30, 2021, using a systematic sampling technique. The Kessler psychological distress scale was used to assess mental distress (K-10). Bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression is used to investigate the relationship between variables. Statistical significance was described as a P-value of less than 0.05 with a 95% confidence interval.Results: The total number of people interviewed was 623, with a 100% response rate. With a 95% confidence interval of 47 to 51.9, the prevalence of psychological distress was 49.4%. Unemployment (AOR=2.1, 95% CI 1.38 to 3.40), inadequate social support (AOR=1.92, 95% CI 1.53 to 2.56), having little knowledge of post-returnee life (AOR=2.17, 95% CI 1.23 to 3.37), and the number of traumatic events (AOR=1.92, 95% CI 1.53 to 2.56) were all found to be significant in the multivariate logistic regression.Conclusion: Returnee IDPs have a high prevalence of psychological distress, according to this report. It is suggested that knowledge of how to adapt to a new life after returning to the original land be given, as well as consistent psychosocial help.Keywords: mental distress, returnee, displacement, Ethiopia
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title	A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Prevalence and Determinants of Mental Distress Among Ethiopian Returnees
title_short	A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Prevalence and Determinants of Mental Distress Among Ethiopian Returnees
title_full	A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Prevalence and Determinants of Mental Distress Among Ethiopian Returnees
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A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Prevalence and Determinants of Mental Distress Among Ethiopian Returnees

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