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ArticleTropical medicine and infectious disease2019

Depressive Symptoms Amongst People with Podoconiosis and Lower Limb Lymphoedema of Other Cause in Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Maya Semrau, Gail Davey, Amuam Andrew Beng, Winston Patrick Chounna Ndongmo, Abdel Jelil Njouendou, Samuel Wanji, Kebede Deribe

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Article in Tropical medicine and infectious disease, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Maya SemrauCentre for Global Health Research, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton BN1 9PS, UK. M.Semrau@bsms.ac.uk.
Gail DaveyCentre for Global Health Research, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton BN1 9PS, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2796-7468
Amuam Andrew BengParasites and Vector Biology research unit (PAVBRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon.
Winston Patrick Chounna NdongmoParasites and Vector Biology research unit (PAVBRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon.ORCID 0000-0002-4678-3640
Abdel Jelil NjouendouParasites and Vector Biology research unit (PAVBRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon.ORCID 0000-0002-6336-6160
Samuel WanjiParasites and Vector Biology research unit (PAVBRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon.
Kebede DeribeCentre for Global Health Research, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton BN1 9PS, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8526-6996
University of Buea · CMBrighton and Sussex Medical School · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust 201900Wellcome Trust 201900/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evidence is emerging that shows elevated mental distress and disorder amongst people with several neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This study aimed to establish the prevalence of depressive symptoms amongst people with podoconiosis and lower limb lymphoedema of other cause in Cameroon. The study was part of a larger research piece that mapped the geographical distribution of podoconiosis in Cameroon. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9; mean) was employed to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms amongst people with lower limb lymphoedema. Linear regression was used to assess the association between socio-demographic characteristics of participants and depressive symptoms. Internal consistency of the PHQ-9 was estimated through Cronbach's alpha (α = 0.651). The mean PHQ-9 score among people with lower limb lymphoedema was 3.48 (SD ± 3.25). Using a PHQ-9 score of 5 or above as the cut-off score, 32 participants (38.6%) displayed at least mild depressive symptoms. Unemployment was the only factor that was significantly associated with more depressive symptoms overall. This study shows that depressive symptoms are common amongst people with lower limb lymphoedema in Cameroon. The findings provide support for the integration of psychosocial interventions into packages of care for the management of lower limb lymphoedema.

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depressionlymphoedemamental healthneglected tropical diseasespodoconiosisprevalence

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