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Prevalence of specific psychiatric disorders in an urban primary care setting. 1992

O Gureje, and B Obikoya, and B A Ikuesan

Department of Psychiatry, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.

In a two-stage epidemiological study to determine the prevalence and pattern of psychiatric morbidity in an urban primary care setting in Nigeria, the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was used to screen 787 clinic attenders while a modified version of a structured clinical interview designed for epidemiological surveys, the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), was used to interview 214 subjects in the second stage. In order to improve case detection, selection for the second-stage was by stratified sampling in which patients were selected using a low score threshold and a revised scoring method devised to improve screening ability. A weighted prevalence for specific DSM-IIIR diagnoses of 27.8 per cent was obtained. Another 7.3 per cent of the clinic attenders suffered from non-specific disorders principally with mixed affective symptomatology. The association of demographic features to the disorders was examined; while a number of the associations followed previously reported trends, a few were unusual, possibly reflecting the cultural differences in the various study environments.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007406	Interview, Psychological	A directed conversation aimed at eliciting information for psychiatric diagnosis, evaluation, treatment planning, etc. The interview may be conducted by a social worker or psychologist.	Interview, Psychologic,Interviews, Psychological,Psychological Interview,Psychological Interviews,Interviews, Psychologic,Psychologic Interview,Psychologic Interviews
D008297	Male		Males
D008403	Mass Screening	Organized periodic procedures performed on large groups of people for the purpose of detecting disease.	Screening,Mass Screenings,Screening, Mass,Screenings,Screenings, Mass
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009549	Nigeria	A republic in western Africa, south of NIGER between BENIN and CAMEROON. Its capital is Abuja.	Federal Republic of Nigeria
D010044	Outpatient Clinics, Hospital	Organized services in a hospital which provide medical care on an outpatient basis.	Ambulatory Care Facilities, Hospital,Hospital Outpatient Clinics,Clinic, Hospital Outpatient,Clinics, Hospital Outpatient,Hospital Outpatient Clinic,Outpatient Clinic, Hospital
D011320	Primary Health Care	Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)	Primary Care,Primary Healthcare,Care, Primary,Care, Primary Health,Health Care, Primary,Healthcare, Primary
D011795	Surveys and Questionnaires	Collections of data obtained from voluntary subjects. The information usually takes the form of answers to questions, or suggestions.	Community Survey,Nonrespondent,Questionnaire,Questionnaires,Respondent,Survey,Survey Method,Survey Methods,Surveys,Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Methodology, Survey,Nonrespondents,Questionnaire Design,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methodology,Baseline Surveys,Design, Questionnaire,Designs, Questionnaire,Methods, Survey,Questionnaire Designs,Questionnaires and Surveys,Randomized Response Techniques,Response Technique, Randomized,Response Techniques, Randomized,Survey, Baseline,Survey, Community,Surveys, Baseline,Surveys, Community,Techniques, Randomized Response
D005260	Female		Females
D006783	Hospitals, State	Hospitals controlled by agencies and departments of the state government.	State Hospitals,Hospital, State,State Hospital