摘要
Background Displaced persons in Nigeria experience various difficultiesat different stages of their displacement,including mental and physical proble ms.These experiences have been associated with different types of mental disorders.Aims This study sought to identify sociodem ographic correlates and other factors associated with depression and anxiety among internally displaced adults in Ogoja,Cross River State,Nigeria.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted using non-probabilityand probability sampling techniques.Internally displaced adults(n=335)were identified in Ogoja locations with a high prevalence of internally displaced persons(IDPs).Their mental health symptoms were assessed using the Common Mental Disorder Questionnaire.and asemistructured questionnaire was employed to collect data on sociodemographic and displacement-related characteristics.Data were analysed using descriptive statistics.x^(2)analysis and multivariable logistic regression.Results The prevalence of subtypes was 66.0%for anxiety disorder and 73.4%for depression.Factors found to be significant in each bivariate x^(2)analysis were modelled for each outcome.The multivariate analysis revealed that prolonged displacement(adjusted odds ratio(AOR)=3.64;p=0.048),reduced family size(AOR=0.28;p<0.001)and fears of reprisal attacks(AOR=4.19;p=0.004)were significantly associated with anxiety disorder.Male gender(AOR=2.09;p=0.015).prolonged displacement(AOR=3.55;p-0.020).reducedfamily size(AOR=0.55;p=0.049),financial strain(AOR=5.43 p=0.023)and loss of loved ones(AOR=1.92;p=0.040)were significantly associated with depression.Conclusions The implications of the findings underline the complex aetiology of these two mental problems and the need to cater to the well-being of those at risk who have been exposed to trauma-related events.Accessible and affordable mental health services should be provided for these persons while also considering a social welfare scheme that covers their health expenses.Moreover socioeconomic conditions targeting IDPs in the Ogoja Government Area should be improved by conducting largescale mapping to identify this population.
