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. 2017 Jan/Feb;23(1):28-36.
doi: 10.1177/1078390316669230. Epub 2016 Sep 19.

Social Determinants of Depression Among Hispanic Women

Giovanna De Oliveira  1 , Rosina Cianelli  2 , Karina Gattamorta  3 , Norma Kowalski  4 , Nilda Peragallo  5
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Social Determinants of Depression Among Hispanic Women

Giovanna De Oliveira et al. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2017 Jan/Feb.

Abstract

Background: Depression is the number one cause of disability in the world. Hispanic women are at a higher risk for depression than Caucasian and African American women. This is in part due to multiple social determinants of health that affect the individual, family, aggregates, and community.

Objective: To investigate the social determinants of depression among Hispanic women in South Florida.

Design: This is a secondary cross-sectional data analysis. A total of 280 Hispanic women from South Florida between 18 and 50 years of age were analyzed.

Results: Depression is prevalent among Hispanic women in South Florida (37.5%). Education, health status, and living with partner were significant predictors of depression in the sample.

Conclusion: Development of a culturally tailored risk assessment tool that highlights the social determinants of depression in Hispanic women is essential, as it could be used as a standard practice in primary care and other appropriate settings.

Keywords: Hispanic; depression; social determinants; women.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests

The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Intra- and interpersonal levels of the social ecological model. Note. Based on McLeroy et al. (1988).
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